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μουσικός

mousikos

musical

Appears 35 times across Plato's dialogues.

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μουσικός, ή, όν, Dor. μωσικός, ά, όν Theag. ap. Stob. 3.1.118:— A. musical, ἀγῶνες μ. καὶ γυμνικοί Ar. Pl. 1163, cf. Th. 3.104; χοροί τε καὶ ἀγῶνες μ. Pl. Lg. 828c; τὰ μουσικά music, X. Cyr. 1.6.38, Sammelb. 6319.54 (Ptol.), SIG 578.18 (Teos, ii B. C.). Adv. -κῶς Pl. Alc. 1.108d, etc.; cf. foreg. II. of persons, skilled in music, musical, X.l.c., etc.; ποιητικοὶ καὶ μ. ἄνδρες Pl. Lg. 802b; κύκνος καὶ ἄλλα ζῷα μ. Id. R. 620a; περὶ αὐλοὺς -ώτατοι Ath. 4.176e; lyric poet, opp. epic, Pl. Phdr. 243a (but opp. μελοποιός, Phld. Mus.p.96 K.); μ., οἱ, professional musicians, OGI 383.162 (Commagene, i B. C.), PFlor. 74.6 (ii A. D.); μουσικὸς καὶ μελῶν ποητής SIG 662.6 (Delos, ii B. C.). 2. generally, votary of the Muses, man of letters and accomplishments, scholar, opp. ἀμαθής, Ar. Eq. 191; ἀνὴρ σοφὸς καὶ μ. Id. V. 1244; ἀνδρὸς φιλοσόφου ἢ φιλοκάλου ἢ μ. Pl. Phdr. 248d, al.; πόλις -ωτάτη most full of liberal arts, Isoc. Ep. 8.4; ἡ τῶν νέων οὐσία μουσικωτάτη Pl. Lg. 729a: c. inf., παρʼ ὄχλῳ -ώτεροι λέγειν more accomplished in speaking before a mob, E. Hipp. 989. III. of things, elegant, delicate, βρώματα Diox. 1; ἥδιον οὐδέν, οὐδὲ -ώτερον Philem. 23; harmonious, fitting, τροφὴ μέση καὶ μ., τὸν Δώριον τρόπον τῆς τύχης ὡς ἀληθῶς ἡρμοσμένη Dam. Isid. 50. Adv. -κῶς harmoniously, suitably, οἱ λόγοι οὐ πάνυ μ. λέγονται Pl. Prt. 333a; μ. ἐρᾶν Id. R. 403a; ὀρθῶς καὶ μ. Id. Lg. 816b; εὐρύθμως καὶ μ. εἰπεῖν Isoc. 13.16; μ. ἅλας δοῦναι, ὄψον σκευάσαι, Euphro 11.10, Nicom.Com. 1.9: Comp. -ωτέρως, λέγειν Arist. Rh. 1395b29: Sup. -ώτατα Ar. Ra. 873.
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