πεσσεία

pesseia

game resembling draughts

Appears 5 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Laws 2
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Book VII 2
Chapter ?

820c7
820d1
Phaedrus 1
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274d1
Republic 1
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Book VI 1
Chapter ?

487c2
Statesman 1
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299e1

Dictionary (LSJ)

πεσσεία, Att. πεττ-, ἡ, A. game resembling draughts or backgammon, Socr. ap. Stob. 4.56.39, S. Fr. 1081, Pl. R. 487c, Phdr. 274d, al. II. in Music, repetition of same note, Cleonid. Harm. 14.

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