νᾶμα

nama

anything flowing, running water, stream, spring

Appears 16 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Critias 4
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111d6
112d1
118e6
117a4
Laws 4
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Book VI 2
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761c2
761b4
Book VIII 2
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844a4
844b2
Timaeus 4
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75e3
75e5
77c8
80d7
Gorgias 2
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493e2
493e6
Phaedrus 2
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235d1
278b9

Dictionary (LSJ)

νᾶμα, ατος, τό, (νάω) A. anything flowing, running water, stream, spring, ν. Μναμοσύνας cj. in Simon. 45, cf. A. Pr. 806, S. Ant. 1130 (lyr.); Κασταλίδος νάματα Pae.Delph. 1.6; δακρύων θερμὰ ν. S. Tr. 919; νάματʼ ὄσσων E. HF 625; ν. πυρός Id. Med. 1187; ν. Βάκχιον Ar. Ec. 14; μὰ νάματα Antiph. 296 ( = Timocl. 38); ν. θυγατέρων ταύρων, i.e. honey, Ph. Tars. ap. Gal. 13.269; φλέγματος, χολῆς ν., Philostr. Gym. 42: freq. in Pl., as κρηνῶν καὶ ποταμῶν νάματα Criti. 111d: metaph., λόγων ν. Ti. 75e. 2. wooden conduit, Hsch. II. νάματα· προβολαί, Id.

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