πικρότης

pikrotes

pungency

Appears 11 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Timaeus 8
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65e3
71c5
82e5
71b2
71b6
83b2
83b4
83b7
Theaetetus 3
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159e3
159e4
159e4

Dictionary (LSJ)

πικρότης, ητος, ἡ, A. pungency, of taste, bitterness, Hp. Acut. 23, VM 19, Pl. Tht. 159e, Ti. 83b : in pl., ib.82e. II. metaph., bitterness, harshness, cruelty, τὴν [Ἀστυάγεος] π. Hdt. 1.130 ; γλώσσῃ π. ἔνεστί τις E. El. 1014 : pl., αἱ τῶν συκοφαντῶν π. Isoc. 15.300.

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