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καταγέλαστος

katagelastos

ridiculous, absurd

Appears 54 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

καταγέλαστος, ον, A. ridiculous, absurd, κ. εἶ Ar. Nu. 849; ὦ καταγέλαστʼ Id. Ra. 480; κ. δῆτʼ ἔσει . . ἔχων Id. Th. 226; Πέρσας ποιῆσαι κ. γενέσθαι Ἕλλησι ridiculous in their eyes, Hdt. 8.100, cf. Pl. Ap. 35b; of things, κ. τὸ χρῆμα γίγνεται Id. Grg. 485a; φοβοῦμαι οὔ τι μὴ γελοῖα εἴπω ἀλλὰ μὴ καταγέλαστα Id. Smp. 189b, cf. Epicur. Nat. 28.5, etc.: c. gen., τῆς ἀλλαγῆς because of . . , Max.Tyr. 2.3: Comp., Pl. Ep. 314a: Sup., Isoc. 10.9, 15.56, Pl. Plt. 296d. Adv. -τως X. Mem. 1.7.2, Pl. Lg. 781c, Aeschin. 1.31, D.H. Comp. 18, etc.: Sup. -τότατα Pl. Sph. 252b.
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