οἴησις

oiesis

opinion, notion

Appears 6 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Alcibiades I 1
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120d6
Cratylus 1
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420c1
Laws 1
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891d8
Phaedo 1
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92a7
Phaedrus 1
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244c8
Theaetetus 1
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171a7

Dictionary (LSJ)

οἴησις, εως, ἡ, (οἴομαι) A. = δόξα, opinion, notion, Pl. Phd. 92a, Phdr. 244c, Arist. Po. 1461b3 ; esp. false or vague notion, opp. σαφῶς εἰδέναι, Id. Rh.Al. 1431a40, cf. Zeno Stoic. 1.20, etc. II. = οἴημα, selfconceit, Heraclit. 46, E. Fr. 643, Bion ap.D.L. 4.50, Ph. 1.53, al., Chor. in Rh.Mus. 49.512 ; οἴ. καὶ ὑπερηφανία Phld. Vit.p.29J.

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