κατάλυσις

katalysis

dissolution, putting down

Appears 7 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 5
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Book IX 2
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864d3
856b1
Book XI 1
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919a2
Book XII 2
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953c2
953a5
Letters 1
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327a5
Protagoras 1
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315d4

Dictionary (LSJ)

κατάλυσις, εως, ἡ, A. dissolution, putting down, esp. of governments, ἡ τῶν τυράννων κ. ἐκ τῆς Ἑλλάδος Th. 1.18; τοῦ δήμου And. 1.36, Lys. 13.20; τῆς παρούσης πολιτείας Pl. Lg. 864d; τῆς ἀρχῆς X. Cyr. 8.1.47, cf. Arist. Pol. 1305b3, al.; Κρόνου Phld. Piet. 94: generally, τὴν τῶν πονηρῶν ὁμιλίαν κ. εἶναι ἀρετῆς X. Mem. 1.2.20; κ. χρείας Gal. 9.44. 2. dismissal, disbanding of a body of men, στρατιᾶς X. Cyr. 6.1.13; κ. τριήρους breaking up of a shipʼs crew, D. 50.11; εἰς κατάλυσιν till dismissal, of soldiers at a review, X. Eq.Mag. 3.12. 3. κ. πολέμου pacification, Th. 8.18, X. Mem. 2.8.1, Isoc. 6.51. 4. generally, end, termination, συμποσίου X. Smp. 9.7; βίου Id. Ap. 30, PMagd. 8.10 (iii B. C.). 5. settlement of disputes, IG 5(2).357.21 (Stymphalus, iii B. C.). 6. feebleness, impotence, χειρῶν καὶ σκελέων Hp. Epid. 4.53. II. resting, lodging, δεξώμεθʼ οἴκων καταλύσεις E. El. 393; κ. ποιεῖσθαι to rest, Plb. 2.15.5. 2. = κατάλυμα, restingplace, guest-chamber, quarters, lodging, σταθμοὶ καὶ καταλύσιες (Ion.) κάλλισται Hdt. 5.52; ξένοις κ. ποιεῖν Pl. Prt. 315d, cf. Lg. 919a (pl.), Antiph. 15, Alex. 2.2, Dicaearch. 1.6 (pl.), IG 4.203 (Corinth); κ. βασιλική PPetr. 3p.137 (iii B. C.). 3. pl., billets for troops, PHal. 1.168 (iii B. C.).

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