λιμός

limos

hunger, famine

Appears 7 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Republic 2
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Book III 2
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390b5
416a5
Symposium 2
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191a8
207b5
Euthyphro 1
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4d3
Gorgias 1
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464e1
Meno 1
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91e2

Dictionary (LSJ)

λιμός, οῦ, ὁ (Dor. ἡ, acc. to Phryn. 164, used by the Megarian in Ar. Ach. 743, cf. Herod. 2.17, Bion Fr. 14.4; Λ. ἔχων γυναικὸς μορφήν Callisth. ap. Ath. 10.452b; also h.Cer. 311, Call. Fr.anon.43, Plb. 1.84.9, AP 9.89 (Phil.), Ev.Luc. 15.14, Act.Ap. 11.28):—A. hunger, famine, δίψα τε καὶ λ. Il. 19.166; λιμῷ θανέειν Od. 12.342; λιμὸν ὁμοῦ καὶ λοιμόν Hes. Op. 243, cf. Th. 2.54; λ. αἰανής Pi. I. 1.49; λιμῷ συνεστεῶτας Hdt. 7.170; σκότῳ λ. ξύνοικος A. Ag. 1642; δείπνου προφήτην λιμόν Antiph. 217.23; ἅπανθʼ ὁ λ. γλυκέα πλὴν αὑτοῦ ποιεῖ Id. 293; ὁ δὲ λ. ἐστιν ἀθανασίας φάρμακον Id. 86.6: prov., ἀπολεῖτε λιμῷ Μηλίῳ, referring to the siege of Melos, Ar. Av. 186: metaph., ἤδη γὰρ εἶδον . . λιμόν τʼ ἐν ἀνδρὸς πλουσίου φρονήματι, γνώμην δὲ μεγάλην ἐν πένητι σώματι E. El. 371. II. a hungry wretch, Men. Kol. 78, Posidipp. 26.12, Eust. 1828.6.

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