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νεανικός

neanikos

youthful

Appears 15 times across Plato's dialogues.

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νεανικός, ή, όν, (νεάν) A. youthful, ῥώμη Ar. V. 1067: mostly of youthful qualities : hence, 1. fresh, active, vigorous, fine, νεανικώτατε Id. Eq. 611; κρέας ν. a fine large piece, Id. Pl. 1137; λοπάς Alex. 188.2; of trees, Thphr. HP 5.1.11 (Comp.); -ώτερα ἀγαθά more splendid, Pl. R. 363c. 2. high-spirited, impetuous, gay, τὸ νεανικώτατον the most dashing feat, Ar. V. 1205; ἀρχὴ καλὴ καὶ ν. Pl. R. 563e; γενναῖον καὶ ν. ἔρωτα Id. Ly. 204e; ν. τε καὶ μεγαλοπρεπεῖς τὰς διανοίας Id. R. 503c; μέγα καὶ ν. φρόνημα D. 3.32; οὐ γὰρ ἡγεῖτο λαμπρὸν οὐδὲ ν. Id. 21.131, cf. 201. 3. in bad sense, headstrong, insolent, τὸ ν. τοῦ λόγου Pl. Grg. 508d; ἢ σοῦ τις -ώτερος ib.509a; δημοκρατία ἡ -ωτάτη Arist. Pol. 1296a4. 4. of things, vehement, mighty, ψῦξις -ωτάτη Hp. VM 16; αἱμορραγία Id. Prorrh. 1.134; φόβος E. Hipp. 1204; βούλευμα Id. Fr. 185.6: freq. in later Prose, ἐπιθυμία ν. Arist. EN 1148a21; βροντή Id. HA 602b23; νόσημα ib.602b29; χειμών Thphr. Ign. 17. II. Adv. -κῶς in a youthful manner, ἐστείλαμεν ἑαυτοὺς ν. X.Eph. 5.1. 2. vigorously, Ar. Pax 898; ν. βοηθεῖν τινι Pl. Tht. 168c; βιαίως καὶ ν. Dsc. 1.56; of things, Ph. Bel. 78.29: Comp. -κωτέρως, ἀγαθός Phld. Rh. 2.272 S. 3. violently, wantonly, τύπτειν, τωθάζειν, Ar. V. 1307, 1362; ν. ἀκόλαστος Phld. Acad.Ind.p.47 M. 4. excessively, ν. τρομώδεα Hp. Prorrh. 1.9; ν. προσπεφυκέναι to be firmly attached to . . , Arist. HA 530a15. [νεανικήν is trisyll. in Ar. V. 1067; cf. νεανίας.]
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