φιλομαθής

philomathes

fond of learning, eager after knowledge

Appears 12 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Republic 10
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Book II 3
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376c2
376b5
376b8
Book III 1
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411d1
Book IV 1
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435e7
Book V 1
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475c2
Book VI 2
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485d3
490a9
Book VII 1
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535d4
Book IX 1
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581b9
Epinomis 1
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989c2
Phaedrus 1
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230d3

Dictionary (LSJ)

φιλομαθής, ές, A. fond of learning, eager after knowledge, Pl. Phd. 67b, 82d, al.; ἐὰν ᾖς φ., ἔσει πολυμαθής Isoc. 1.18: Sup. -έστατος X. Cyr. 1.2.1: τὸ φ., = φιλομάθεια, Pl. R. 376b, cf. 411d: Adv. -θῶς, ἔχειν Ant.Diog. 11. 2. c. gen. rei, eager after, τῶν εἰς τὸν πόλεμον ἔργων X. An. 1.9.5 (Sup.).

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