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φθορά

phthora

destruction, ruin

Appears 38 times across Plato's dialogues.

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φθορά, Ion. φθορή, ἡ, (φθείρω) A. destruction, ruin, Hdt. 2.161, 7.18, Hp. Vict. 1.5, A. Ag. 406 (lyr.), etc.; of persons, death, esp. by some general visitation, as pestilence, Th. 2.47, Pl. Lg. 677a (pl.), GDI 5104c11 (Crete, pl.); ἀνδροθνῆτας Ἰλίου φθοράς A. Ag. 814. b. of animals, loss by death, PStrassb. 24.26,31 (ii A. D.). 2. Philos., passing out of existence, ceasing to be, γενομένῳ παντὶ φ. ἐστι Pl. R. 546a; περὶ γενέσεως καὶ φθορᾶς Id. Phd. 95e, title of work by Arist., cf. Pl. Phlb. 55a, Arist. Ph. 229b13, Gal. 6.6; ἡ φ. μεταβολή τίς ἐστι τῶν φθειρομένων εἰς τοὐναντίον ἑκάστῳ Plu. 2.948f: pl., Pl. Phd. 96b, R. 490e, al.: with dat. (instrumental), ἡ μεγίστηφθορὰ ὕδασιν Id. Ti. 23c, cf. 22d. 3. deterioration, εἰς καρπογονίαν in respect of . . Thphr. CP 5.8.2. b. loss by deterioration, ἐκφορίου . . ἀνυπολόγου πάο ης φθορᾶς PTeb. 105.3,18 (ii B. C.); damage, ἐκτεῖσαι τὴν γεγονυῖαν ὑπʼ αὐτῶν τοῦ χόρτου . . φ. BGU 1824.29 (i B. C.); misspelt φθαρά ib.1866.3 (i B. C.). 4. seduction, ἐλευθέρων Lex ap. Aeschin. 1.12; παρθένων, γυναικῶν, Plu. 2.712c (pl.), Vett.Val. 2.37 (pl.), cf. Parth. 35.3, D.H. 2.25; rape, Str. 6.1.6. 5. abortion or miscarriage, IG 22.1365.22, 1366.7, Sor. 1.56, Gal. 17(1).800; τοῦ ἐμβρύου Sor. 1.59. 6. gradation of colours in painting, Plu. 2.346a; τὰς μίξεις τῶν χρωμάτων οἱ ζωγράφοι φθορὰς ὀνομάζουσι ib.725c, cf. 393c. 7. = φθόη, Hp. Aph. 7.80. 8. storm-tossings or shipwrecks, τί τοι λέγοιμʼ ἂν τὰς ἐν Αἰγαίῳ φθοράς; E. Hel. 766; cf. φθείρω II.4.
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