μύρον

myron

sweet oil, unguent, perfume

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Republic 3
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Book II 1
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373a3
Book III 1
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398a7
Book IX 1
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573a5
Alcibiades I 1
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122c2

Dictionary (LSJ)

μύρον [ῠ], τό, A. sweet oil, unguent, perfume, Archil. 31 (pl.), Alc. 36, Sapph. Supp. 23.18, Anacr. 9, A. Fr. 14 (pl.), Hdt. 3.22; μύρον ἑψῆσαι Ar. Lys. 946; ὄζω μύρου Id. Ec. 524; μ. κατὰ τῆς κεφαλῆς καταχέαι Pl. R. 398a; mixed with wine, Ael. VH 12.31; various kinds in Dsc. 1.42 sqq., Ath. 15.688e sqq.; μ. Μενδήσιον, ἠθητόν, PCair.Zen. 89.3, 436.1 (iii B. C.): prov., τὸ ἐπὶ τῇ φακῇ μ. sweet oil on lentils, i.e. ‘a jewel of gold in a swineʼs snout’, Cic. Att. 1.19.2, cf. Stratt. 45, Sopat. 14, title of Menippean Satire by Varro. 2. place where unguents were sold, perfume-market, τὰ μειράκια . . τἀν τῷ μ. Ar. Eq. 1375, cf. Polyzel. 11; οἱ δʼ ἐν τῷ μ. λαλεῖτε Pherecr. 2; ἵσταται πρὸς τῷ μ. Eup. 209. 3. metaph., anything graceful or charming, AP 5.89.

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