Plato Greek Lexicon κεραμεύω

κεραμεύω

kerameuo

to be a potter

Appears 5 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

κεραμεύω, A. to be a potter, Phryn.Com. 15, Pl. R. 467a, etc. 2. c. acc., κ. κανθάρους make earthenware cups, Epig. 4; τὰ τρύβλια κακῶς κ., τὴν δὲ πόλιν εὖ καὶ καλῶς he tinkers the state, of the demagogue Cephalos, whose father was a potter, Ar. Ec. 253; κ. τὸν κεραμέα make a pot of the potter, Pl. Euthd. 301d; τὸ Νέστορος ποτήριον πολλοὶ -εύουσι, i.e. discuss its manufacture, Ath. 11.781d:—Med., ἐκεραμεύσαντο . . ποτήρια they had them made, Pherecr. 143:—Pass., χύτρα κεκεραμευμένη ὑπὸ ἀγαθοῦ κεραμέως Pl. Hp.Ma. 288d, cf. Nicostr.Com. 10.
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