παραμυθία

paramythia

encouragement, exhortation

Appears 5 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Euthydemus 1
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290a4
Laws 1
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Book IV 1
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720a1
Phaedo 1
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70b2
Republic 1
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Book V 1
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450d9
Sophist 1
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224a4

Dictionary (LSJ)

παραμυθία, ἡ, A. encouragement, exhortation, Pl. R. 450d, Phld. Ir.p.65 W.(pl.) ; reassurance, gentle persuasion, Pl. Phd. 70b, Lg. 720a. 2. consolation, Id. Ax. 365a, Arr. Epict. 1.1.18 ; diversion, distraction, Pl. Sph. 224a. 3. relief from, abatement of, φθόνου Plu. Them. 22 ; τῶν πόνων καὶ τῶν κινδύνων Id. Dio 52, etc.; π. ταλαιπωρούντων, of sleep, Secund. Sent. 13. 4. explanation, solution of a difficulty, π. πρὸς τὴν ἀπορίαν Plu. 2.395f, cf. 929f, Simp. in Ph. 361.19. 5. excuse, ἔχειν τινὰ π. Longin. 4.7, cf. Hermog. Id. 1.11, al.

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