καῦμα

kauma

burning heat

Appears 12 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Timaeus 4
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22e6
70d1
74b7
86a3
Critias 1
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120b7
Epinomis 1
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976a2
Laws 1
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Book VIII 1
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829b5
Phaedo 1
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94b8
Phaedrus 1
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242a3
Protagoras 1
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321a6
Republic 1
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Book X 1
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621a3
Statesman 1
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279d4

Dictionary (LSJ)

καῦμα, ατος, τό, (καίω) A. burning heat, esp. of the sun, καύματος ἔξ after sun-heat, Il. 5.865, cf. Hes. Op. 415,588, Alc. 39, S. Ant. 417, Epinic.1.10, etc.; πρὶν ἂν τὸ κ. παρέλθῃ the heat of the day, Pl. Phdr. 242a, cf. Ti. 70d; ἐὰν ᾖ κ. Arist. Mete. 342b10: freq. in pl., ἡλίου τε καύμασιν S. OC 350, cf. Hdt. 3.104, X. Cyn. 5.9, etc.; [τόποι] ὑπὸ καυμάτων διαφθειρόμενοι Isoc. 11.12; καύματα καὶ χειμῶνες Phld. Piet. 87: in pl., also of frost, Ath. 3.98b, Luc. Lex. 2. 2. fever heat, Th. 2.49; of inflamed conditions, Hp. VM 19, Aph. 7.13: metaph., of love, κ. ἀρσενικόν AP 12.87. II. in pl., holes burnt by cautery, Hp. Art. 11, Arist. Pr. 863a31. III. brand on cattle, IG 7.3171.44 (Orchom. Boeot.). IV. embers of sacrifices, Pl. Criti. 12od. V. firewood, PLond. 3.1166.6, al. (i A.D.).

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