κωκυτός

kokytos

shrieking, wailing

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Phaedo 2
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Chapter ?

113c8
114a5
Republic 1
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Book III 1
Chapter ?

387b9

Dictionary (LSJ)

κωκυτός, ὁ, A. shrieking, wailing, κωκυτῷ τʼ εἴχοντο καὶ οἰμωγῇ Il. 22.409, cf. 447, Pi. P. 4.113, A. Ch. 150 (pl.); κωκυτὸν ἱέναι, ἠχεῖν, S. Aj. 851, Tr. 867; ἀνάγειν E. Ph. 1350 (lyr.): also in late Prose, Luc. Luct. 12, Ach.Tat. 1.13. II. as pr. n. Κωκῡτός, ὁ, Cocytus, River of Wailing (cf. Ἀχέρων), Od. 10.514, A. Ag. 1160, E. Alc. 458 (lyr.), etc.

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