παιδίον
paidion
little
Appears 17 times across Plato's dialogues.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
παιδίον (parox.), τό, Dim. of παῖς (never in Trag.), A. little or young child (up to 7 yrs., acc. to ap. 1.26), 1.110, 2.119, Pax 50; τὰ νεωστὶ γεγονότα π. Ly. 212e; ἐκ παιδίου from a child, Eq. 412, Cyr. 1.6.20: prov., τοῦ πατρὸς τὸ π. ‘chip of the old block’, Com.Adesp. 672, title of satire by Varro; so τῆς μητρὸς τὸ π. 10.3.15 (with play on Μήτηρ). II. young slave, male or female, IG 12.329.27, 22.1554.67, 1556.22, Ra. 37, Nu. 132, Av. 1150(s. v.l.). III. τὸ παιδίον, a disease of children, prob. convulsions, dub.l. in Aër. 3
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