κηλέω

keleo

charm, bewitch, beguile

Appears 16 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Republic 5
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Book II 1
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358b3
Book III 2
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413c2
411b2
Book X 2
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607c7
607c8
Laws 3
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Book VIII 1
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840c2
Book X 2
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885d4
906e11
Phaedrus 2
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267d1
259a3
Protagoras 2
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328d4
315b1
Letters 1
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333c3
Lysis 1
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206b2
Menexenus 1
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235b1
Symposium 1
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215c1

Dictionary (LSJ)

κηλέω, A. charm, bewitch, beguile, esp. by music, κόρην ὕμνοισι E. Alc. 359; ᾠδαῖς Pl. Ly. 206b; κηλῶν τῇ φωνῇ ὥσπερ Ὀρφεύς Id. Prt. 315a, cf.Luc. Ind. 12; οὕτως ἐκήλει, of Pericles as an orator, Eup. 94.6; ἐπᾴδων κ. charm by incantation, Pl. Phdr. 267d; τῷ με κηλήσεις τρόπῳ; Achae. 17.2; of bribery, Theopomp.Com. 30:—Pass., κηλεῖται ἀοιδαῖς Archil. ap. Phld. Mus. p.20 K., cf. Pi. Dith. 2.22; ὑπὸ σοῦ ὥσπερ ὄφις κηληθῆναι Pl. R. 358b; ὑπὸ δώρων κηλούμενος Id. Lg. 885d; ὑφʼ ἡδονῆς κηληθείς Id. R. 413c; ἐφʼ οἷς κατορθώσαντες εὐφρανθήσονται, τούτοις κεκήληνται Aeschin. 1.191; παρὰ ταῖς Σειρῆσιν Arist. EE 1230b35: rarely in good sense, παιδείᾳ τὸν νοῦν κηληθείς Pl. Ep. 333c.

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