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φλαῦρος

phlauros

petty, paltry, trivial

Appears 15 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

φλαῦρος, α, ον, A. = φαῦλος (EM 128.57), first in Sol. 13.15, Pi. P. 1.87, prevailing in Ion. Prose, and freq. in Att. (v. infr. I.2 and III): I. mostly of things, petty, paltry, trivial, Sol., Pi. ll. cc.; ἀποσκήψαντος τοῦ ἐνυπνίου ἐς φλαῦρον having come to a trivial ending, Hdt. 1.120. 2. indifferent, bad, χώρην τῆς νῦν ἐκτήμεθα οὐκ ἐλάσσονα οὐδὲ φλαυροτέρην Id. 7.8.ά; φ. σημεῖον Hp. Aph. 6.52; εἴ τι φ. εἶδες A. Pers. 217 (troch.); opp. ἀγαθός, Pl. Men. 92c; opp. καλός, Democr. 63; φλαῦρʼ ἔπη μυθούμενος S. Aj. 1162; κλύειν φλαῦρα ib.1323; φλαῦρον ἐργάσασθαί τινα to do one a mischief, Ar. Nu. 1157; φλαῦρον εἰπεῖν τινας speak disparagingly of them, ib.834, cf. Lys. 1045 (lyr.); περί τινος Antipho 5.30, Isoc. 5.76; τῆς δόξης ταύτης φ. τι καταγιγνώσκειν Id. 15.297; φ. τι ἀπολαῦσαί Id. 8.81; γέροντα δʼ ὀρθοῦν φλαῦρὸν ὃς νέος πέσῃ it is a poor thing, S. OC 395. II. less freq. of persons, οὐ φλαυροτάτους . . τιμωρούς not the least distinguished . . , Hdt. 7.171; τῆς στρατιῆς τὸ -ότατον the least serviceable part, Id. 1.207; οἰκίης οὐ -οτέρης not meaner, Id. 1.99. 2. shabby, plain, of personal appearance, τὸ εἶδος φ. Id. 6.61. 3. bad, opp. χρηστός, E. Med. 1103 (anap.). III. Adv., -ρως ἔχειν to be ill, Hp. Mul. 1.26, Hdt. 3.129, 6.135, Pl. Sph. 228b; φ. ἔχειν τινός to be ill off for a thing, Th. 1.126; φ. ἔχειν τὴν τέχνην have a slight knowledge of . . Hdt. 3.130; φ. πρῆξαι τῷ στόλῳ to fare badly with . . Id. 6.94; φ. ἀκούειν to be ill spoken of, Id. 7.10.ή; φ. λέγειν ὑπέρ τινος Ael. VH 8.17; φ. ἰέναι, of the καταμήνια, Hp. Steril. 241.
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