μισθοφόρος

misthophoros

serving for hire

Appears 5 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Letters 3
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Chapter ?

315e4
348a4
350a1
Laws 1
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Book I 1
Chapter ?

630b5
Theaetetus 1
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Chapter ?

165d6

Dictionary (LSJ)

μισθοφόρος, ον, A. serving for hire or pay, μ. ἄνθρωποι D. 23.123; δικαστήρια Arist. Pol. 1274a9, Ath. 27.3; ἀνὴρ μ. ἐν λόγοις a mercenary in argument, Pl. Tht. 165d; μ. στρατιῶται Archestr. Fr. 61; μ. κληροῦχος PPetr. 3p.286 (iii B.C.); μ. ἱππεῖς PGrenf. 2.31.5 (ii B.C.); θανάτου μ. Antiph. 266. 2. μ. τριήρεις galleys manned with mercenaries, Ar. Eq. 555. II. Subst. μισθοφόροι, οἱ, mercenaries, Th. 1.35, al., X. HG 5.4.45, etc.

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