μεγαλοπρεπής

megaloprepes

befitting a great man, magnificent

Appears 29 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 5
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Book IV 2
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709e8
710c6
Book VII 2
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795e2
802e8
Book VIII 1
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837c7
Republic 5
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Book II 1
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362c2
Book VI 3
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495d6
503c4
487a4
Book VIII 1
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558b5
Statesman 3
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284d3
311c2
277b2
Epinomis 2
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975c5
982e5
Menexenus 2
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234c3
247b5
Meno 2
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70b6
94b1
Symposium 2
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199c7
210d5
Charmides 1
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175c4
Cratylus 1
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418c3
Euthydemus 1
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303c7
Hippias Major 1
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291e2
Hippias Minor 1
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366e3
Lysis 1
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215e1
Protagoras 1
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338a3
Theaetetus 1
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161c6

Dictionary (LSJ)

μεγαλοπρεπής, ές, A. befitting a great man, magnificent, δεῖπνον μ. Hdt. 5.18; δωρεὴν μεγαλοπρεπεστάτην Id. 6.122; κάλλιστον ἔργον καὶ μεγαλοπρεπέστατον Ar. Av. 1125; ταφή Pl. Mx. 234c; προαίρεσις Hyp. Epit. 40; πράξεις ib.1 (Comp.); δόξα 2 Ep.Pet. 1.17, etc. 2. of persons, Pl. R. 487a, al., Arist. EN 1107b17; τὸ μ. X. Mem. 3.10.5; of a horse, Id. Eq. 10.1 (Comp.): Sup., as honorific title, PGrenf. 2.81 (a). 14 (v A. D.), etc. 3. of style, μ. λόγοι Pl. Smp. 210d; λέξις Arist. Rh.Al. 1441b12; μεθιστάναι ἐπὶ τὸ -έστερον ib.1423b12. II. Adv. -πέως, Att. -πῶς, Hdt. 6.128, X. An. 1.4.17, etc.: Comp. -έστερον Id. Vect. 6.1, Pl. Ly. 215e: Sup. -έστατα Hdt. 7.57.

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