κακουργία

kakourgia

wickedness, villainy, malice

Appears 6 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Republic 4
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Book IV 3
Chapter ?

434c2
434c4
422a3
Book VIII 1
Chapter ?

554c5
Laws 2
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Book V 1
Chapter ?

728b3
Book XI 1
Chapter ?

917e2

Dictionary (LSJ)

κακουργία [ῐ], Ep. κακοεργίη [ῑ metri gr.], ἡ, A. wickedness, villainy, malice, ὡς κακοεργίης εὐεργεσίη μέγ ἀμείνων Od. 22.374, cf. Th. 1.37, etc.; of a horse, vice, X. Eq.Mag. 1.15: in pl., malpractices, τὰ κιβδηλεύματά τε καὶ κ. τῶν πωλούντων Pl. Lg. 917e: κ. καὶ ἀπάται καὶ δολώσεις X. Cyr. 1.6.28, etc. II. bad workmanship, only in form κακοεργία Pl. R. 422a. III. injury, τῆς ἑαυτοῦ πόλεως ib.434c: pl., ill effects, ἀποκρούειν τὰς τῶν φαρμάκων κ. Dsc. 1.90.

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