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μίμησις

mimesis

imitation

Appears 49 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

μίμησις, εως, ἡ, A. imitation, Ar. Th. 156, Th. 1.95, Pl. Grg. 511a, etc.; κατὰ σὴν μ. to imitate you, Ar. Ra. 109; reproduction of a model, Dionys. ap. Syrian. in Hermog. 1.3 R. II. representation by means of art, Pl. Sph. 265b, R. 598b, al.; esp. of dramatic poetry, Arist. Po. 1447a22, al. 2. representation, portrait, πυγμαίου ἀνδρὸς μ. Hdt. 3.37, cf. Hp. Vict. 1.21.
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