κίβδηλος

kibdelos

adulterated, base

Appears 7 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 5
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Book V 2
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728d6
738e6
Book XI 3
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916e7
917c8
918a6
Republic 2
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Book II 1
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366b4
Book VI 1
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507a5

Dictionary (LSJ)

κίβδηλος, ον, A. adulterated, base, esp. of coin, χρυσοῦ κιβδήλοιο καὶ ἀργύρου Thgn. 119, cf. E. Med. 516; στατῆρες κ. IG 22.1388.61; κ. λόγος τοῦ τόκου Pl. R. 507a; τιμαί, opp. ἀληθεῖς, Id. Lg. 728d; ἐν δὲ κιβδήλῳ τόδε this may prove false, E. El. 550; τὸ σὰν κίβδαλον spurious, Pi. Dith. 2.3; ἱμάτιον ἐκ δύο ὑφασμένον κ. LXX Le. 19.19. II. metaph., fraudulent, dishonest, opp. ἀληθής, of men, Thgn. 117; κίβδηλον (cj. -λοι) . . ἦθος ἔχοντες Id. 965; τοῦτο θεὸς κιβδηλότατον ποίησε Id. 123; κ. καὶ ἀπατεών, κ. καὶ ἀγαθοφανέες, Democr. 63, 82; δίκαιον Arist. Rh. 1375b6; of oracles, etc., deceitful, Hdt. 1.66,75,5.91, Max.Tyr. 28.3 (Sup.); of women, κ. ἀνθρώποις κακόν E. Hipp. 616; κ. ἐπιτηδεύματα Pl. Lg. 918a. (Poll. 7.99 cites κίβδος, = dross or alloy of gold; Sch.Ar. Av. 158 expl. κιβδηλία as the dross of silver; Hsch. also cites κίβδης, = κακοῦργος, <κά>πηλος, χειροτέχνης, and Poll. κίβδωνες (v.l. κιβδῶνες Phot.), = μεταλλεῖς, miners.)

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