μοχθηρία

mochtheria

bad condition

Appears 12 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 5
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Book II 3
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655c7
656c7
656b4
Book V 1
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734d5
Book IX 1
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853b8
Phaedo 2
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82c7
93b9
Apology 1
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39b5
Gorgias 1
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505a2
Letters 1
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351e1
Republic 1
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Book X 1
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609e5
Statesman 1
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302a8

Dictionary (LSJ)

μοχθηρία, ἡ, A. bad condition, σκήνεος Democr. 187; σώματος Pl. R. 609e. 2. of a person, lack of skill, incapacity, τοῦ ἰατροῦ Antipho 4.2.4; τῶν κυβερνητῶν Pl. Plt. 302a. II. mostly in moral sense, wickedness, depravity, Ar. Pl. 109, 159, Pl. Lg. 734d, etc.; τὰς μ. τῆς ἠλιθιότητος τῆς ἐμῆς Cratin. 188; ἀρεταὶ καὶ μοχθηρίαι Arist. EN 1129b24: with a political connotation, τὰ πρῶτα τῆς ἐκεῖ μ. chief of the rascaldom (i.e. of the Radical party) up there (on earth), Ar. Ra. 425.

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