λοιμός

loimos

plague

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Symposium 2
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Chapter ?

201d4
188b1
Laws 1
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Book X 1
Chapter ?

906c5

Dictionary (LSJ)

λοιμός, ὁ, A. plague, once in Hom. (Il. 1.61), cf. Hes. Op. 243, Hdt. 7.171; λοιμοῦ σκηπτός A. Pers. 715 (troch.); of the plague at Athens, Th. 2.47,54, Pl. Smp. 201d: pl., ib.188b, al.; coupled with λιμός, Hes. and Hdt. ll.cc., Th. 2.54, Orac. ap. Aeschin. 3.135. 2. of persons, plague, pest, D. 25.80. II. as Adj., pestilent, LXX 1 Ki. 1.16; ἀνὴρ λ. καὶ πονηρός ib.30.22, cf. Act.Ap. 24.5; λ. οἶνος Sm. Pr. 20.1.

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