Plato › Greek Lexicon › ὀξύτης

ὀξύτης

oxytes

sharpness, pointedness

Appears 15 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

Click a work to list every occurrence by Stephanus page — each links into the reader.

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὀξύτης, ητος, ἡ, A. sharpness, pointedness, of acute angles, Pl. Ti. 61e, cf. 56d. II. of the senses, 1. of sound, sharpness, opp. βαρύτης, Id. Phlb. 17c, Tht. 163c. 2. of taste, pungency, acidity, in pl., Hp. VM 19, Acut. 61, cf. Gal. 11.656. 3. of sight, Arist. HA 492a4. III. metaph., sharpness, cleverness, τῆς ψυχῆς Phld. Rh. 2.31 S. ; σκέψεως ibid.; διαφέροντα τῇ τέχνῃ τῇ τʼ ὀξύτητι Philosteph. Com.I; ὀ. ἐς τὰ πολιτικά Luc. Im. 17. IV. quickness, of motion, action, or occurrence, Critias 37 D., Pl. Chrm. 160b, Plt. 306c, al.; ταῖς ὀξύτησι . . ἀκολουθεῖν D. 24.95 ; ἡ ὀ. τοῦ καιροῦ the pressing occasion, Plu. Pyrrh. 2, D.S. 15.43. V. = ὀξεῖα, ἡ, v. ὀξύς 11.3d, A.D. Adv. 138.16, cf. Arist. Po. 1456b33 : pl., Pl. Cra. 399a.
‹ All lexicon entries