λείψανον

leipsanon

piece left, remnant

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Critias 2
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Chapter ?

110e6
111a3
Phaedo 1
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Chapter ?

86c8

Dictionary (LSJ)

λείψανον, τό, (λείπω) A. piece left, remnant, Ἀργοῦς E. Med. 1387: metaph., of a man, λ. φίλων, Φρυγῶν, Id. El. 554, Tr. 716; τὸ νῦν αὐτῆς [τῆς γῆς] λ. Pl. Criti. 110e, cf. 111a; δάκρυα . . στοργᾶς λείψανον AP 7.476 (Mel.); μειδιάματος λ. traces of a smile, Chor. in Rev.Phil. 1.230. 2. freq. in pl., remains of the dead, λείψανʼ ἐκβάλλειν κυσίν E. Fr. 469; λείψανα θανόντος S. El. 1113; τὰ λ. τοῦ σώματος Pl. Phd. 86c; βωμὸς λ. φωτὸς ἔχει CIG (add.) 4079b (Ancyra), al.; but λ. τῶν ἀγαθῶν ἀνδρῶν their deeds, good name, etc., E. Andr. 774 (lyr.); remnants of youth, Ar. V. 1066 (lyr.); λ. τῶν Ἰλιακῶν παθημάτων sequels to . . , Longin. 9.12.

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