κεραμεύς

kerameus

potter

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Lysis 2
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Chapter ?

215c8
215c8
Republic 2
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Book IV 2
Chapter ?

421a1
421a1

Dictionary (LSJ)

κεραμεύς, έως, ὁ, A. potter, ὡς ὅτε τις τροχὸν . . κεραμεὺς πειρήσεται Il. 18.601, cf. Hom. Epigr. 14.1, etc.; οἱ κ., a guild at Thyatira, IGRom. 4.1205: prov., καὶ κεραμεὺς κεραμεῖ κοτέει Hes. Op. 25, cf. Arist. Rh. 1381b16, EN 1155a35; κεραμέως πλοῦτος and κεραμεὺς ἅνθρωπος, prov., of anything frail and uncertain, Diogenian. 5.97, 98. II. Κεραμεῖς, Att. Κεραμῆς, οἱ, name of an Attic deme, Ar. Ra. 1093 (anap.), Pl. Prt. 315d, etc.

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