κολοφών

kolophon

summit, top, finishing

Appears 5 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 2
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Book II 2
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673d10
674c5
Euthydemus 1
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301e1
Letters 1
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318b4
Theaetetus 1
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153c8

Dictionary (LSJ)

κολοφών, ῶνος, ὁ, A. summit, top, finishing, κολοφῶνα ἐπιτιθέναι put the finishing touch to . . , Pl. Euthd. 301e, Lg. 673d; τὸν κ. προσβιβάζειν Id. Tht. 153c; κ. ἐπάγειν τῷ λόγῳ Ael. NA 13.12; κολοφὼν ἐπὶ τῷ λόγῳ εἰρήσθω Pl. Lg. 674c; κ. τοῦ λόγου Com.Adesp. 433; later κ. τῆς ἀσεβείας height of impiety, Jul. Gal. 333c; of persons, ὁ κ. τῆς ἀδικίας the arch-criminal, Lib. Decl. 30.12; τῶν ἀτοπημάτων κ. Zos. 4.15. (Expld. by Str. 14.1.28 from the belief that the cavalry of Colophon was so excellent that it always decided the contest.) II. sort of ball for playing with, Plu. 2.526e. III. = κολοιός, Hsch. 2. kind of sea-fish, Id.

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