Plato Greek Lexicon κομιδή

κομιδή

komide

attendance, care

Appears 61 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

κομιδή, , (κομίζω) A. attendance, care, Hom., etc.; in Il., of care bestowed on horses, 8.186, 23.411; in Od., of care bestowed on men, 8.453, 14.124; also, care bestowed on a garden, οὐ πρασιή τοι ἄνευ κομιδῆς κατὰ κῆπον 24.247, cf. 245: hence dat. κομιδῇ used as Adv. (q.v.). 2. provision, supplies, ἐπεὶ οὐ κ. κατὰ νῆα ἦεν ἐπηετανός 8.232. II. carriage, conveyance, esp. of supplies and provisions, τῶν ἐπιτηδείων τὴν περὶ τὴν Πελοπόννησον κ. Th. 4.27; ὅθεν ῥᾴδιαι αἱ κ. ὧν προσέδει Id. 6.21, cf. Isoc. 11.14, etc.; λίθων IG 42(1).103.75 (Epid.); gathering in of harvest, τοῦ καρποῦ, καρπῶν κ., X. Cyr. 5.4.25, Arist. Pol. 1335a21; σίτου κ. Plb. 5.95.5. b. Medic., removal, extraction, ὀδόντων Sor. 2.62 (pl.); ἡ διὰ τομῆς κ. (sc. of stone in bladder) Gal. 1.391. 2. (from Med.) carrying away for oneself, rescue, recovery, κατὰ Ἑλένης κομιδήν Hdt. 9.73; esp. recovery of a debt, D. 38.9, Arist. EN 1167b31, Oec. 1349a7; μὴ ἔστω αὐτῷ κ. PHal. 1.259 (iii B.C.). 3. (from Pass.) going or coming, ποιεύμενοι ταύτῃ τὴν κ. endeavouring to pass this way, Hdt. 6.95; escape, safe return, κομιδῆς πέρι . . αὐτῷ μελήσειν ὥστε ἀσινέας ἀπικέσθαι ἐς τὴν Ἑλλάδα Id. 8.19; οὔτε τις κ. τὸ ὀπίσω φανήσεται ib.108, cf. 4.134, al.; μένων δʼ ὁ θεῖος ἀνὴρ πρίατο μὲν θανάτοιο κομιδὰν πατρός Pi. P. 6.39, cf. A.R. 3.1140, 4.1275.
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