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παντοῖος

pantoios

of all sorts

Appears 35 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

παντοῖος, α, ον, A. of all sorts or kinds, manifold, ἄνεμοι Il. 2.397; δόλοι 3.202; ἀρετή 22.268, E. Med. 845 (lyr.); τέχνη Od. 6.234, S. Aj. 752; φιλότης Od. 15.246, S. El. 134; λῦπαι Id. OT 915; λόγοι E. Hec. 840; τύχαι Arist. EN 1100a5; ἐξυβρίσαι παντοῖα Hdt. 3.126; πολλὰ καὶ π. λέγειν Id. 9.90, etc. 2. in Prose of persons, παντοῖος γίνεται he takes all possible shapes, i.e. tries every shift, of persons in danger or difficulty, ib.109: with part., π. ἐγένοντο δεόμενοι Id. 7.10. γ; π. ἐγίνετο (sc. δεομένη) μὴ ἀποδημῆσαι τὸν Πολυκράτεα Id. 3.124; π. ἦν δεδιώς Luc. DDeor. 21.2; π. γενόμενος ὑπὲρ τοῦ σῶσαι Plu. Mar. 30; rarely of joy, π. ὑπʼ εὐφροσύνης γενόμενοι they played all sorts of antics from joy, Luc. Demon. 6; π. ἦν ὑπʼ ἀπορίας Id. Laps. 1. II. Adv. -ως in all kinds of ways, variously, Hdt. 7.211; π. ἔχειν Pl. R. 559d, etc.
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