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ὀρθότης

orthotes

upright posture, erectness

Appears 73 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ὀρθότης, ητος, ἡ, A. upright posture, erectness, X. Mem. 1.4.11 ; of man, Arist. PA 658a22, al. 2. straightness, opp. κάμψις, ib.654b5. 3. fixity, ὀμμάτων Hp. Coac. 223. II. metaph., rightness, correctness, τῶν ἐπῶν Ar. Ra. 1181 ; λογισμῶν Pl. Ti. 47c ; μουσικῆς Id. Lg. 655d ; λόγων Gorg. Fr. 6 D.; ἡ τῶν ὀνομάτων ὀ. Pl. Cra. 422b sq., etc. III. use of the nominative case in narrative, Hermog. Id. 1.3, al.
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