πεσσεύω

pesseuo

play at draughts

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Alcibiades I 1
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Chapter ?

110e12
Hipparchus 1
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Chapter ?

229e3
Republic 1
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Book VI 1
Chapter ?

487b7

Dictionary (LSJ)

πεσσεύω, Att. πεττ-, A. play at draughts, Heraclit. 52, Pl. Alc. 1.110e, R. 487b, X. Mem. 3.9.9, etc.: prov., τύχη ἄνω καὶ κάτω τὰ ἀνθρώπεια πεττεύει fortune gambles with human affairs, Ph. 2.85.

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