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κριτήριον

kriterion

means for judging

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

κριτήριον, τό, A. means for judging or trying, standard, freq. of the mental faculties and senses, ἔχων αὐτῶν τὸ κ. ἐν αὑτῷ Pl. Tht. 178b, cf. R. 582a, Plu. 2.448b, etc.; τὸ αἰσθητήριον καὶ κ. τῶν . . χυμῶν Arist. Metaph. 1068a3, cf. Epicur. Ep. 1p.5U. (pl.), Sent. 24, al.; περὶ κριτηρίου, title of works by Epicurus (D.L. 10.27), Posidonius (Diocl. ap. D.L. 7.54), and Ptolemy: generally, χρόνον εἶναι μέτρον καὶ κ. τάχους measure, test, Zeno Stoic. 1.26, etc. 2. court of judgement, tribunal, Pl. Lg. 767b; καθίζειν κ. Plb. 9.33.12, cf. PHib. 1.29 (a) (iii B. C.), 1 Ep.Cor. 6.2, IG 14.951.20, Paus. 2.20.7, POxy. 2134.6 (ii A. D.), etc. b. decision of a tribunal, judgement, SIG 826 K 9 (Delph., ii B. C.).
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