κρήνη

krene

well, spring, fountain

Appears 12 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 5
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Book IV 2
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719c4
704a5
Book VI 3
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758e5
761b7
764b3
Critias 3
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111d6
112c8
113e5
Ion 1
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534b1
Lysis 1
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203a3
Phaedrus 1
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259a6
Timaeus 1
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79a2

Dictionary (LSJ)

κρήνη, Dor. κράνα IG 42(1).121.6 (Epid.), etc.; Aeol. κράννα ib.12(2).103 (Mytil.): ἡ:—A. well, spring, fountain, μελάνυδρος, καλλιρέεθρος, Il. 16.3, Od. 10.107, cf. Pi. P. 1.39,al., Pl. Phd. 112c, etc.; opp. φρέαρ (q.v.), Hdt. 4.120, Th. 2.48; ἐμπλησαμένη τὴν ὑδρίαν . . ἀπὸ κρήνης Ar. Lys. 328; κ. οἴνου E. Ba. 707; ὀμνύω . . κράνας καὶ ποταμούς SIG 527.34 (Dreros, iii B. C.): poet. in pl., for water, S. OC 686, Ant. 844 (both lyr.); κρηνῶν ἐπιμελητής, title of official at Athens, IG 22.338.11, Arist. Ath. 43.1, cf. Pl. Lg. 758e, Arist. Pol. 1321b26, OGI 483.159 (Pergam.).

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