πλάνη

plane

wandering, roaming

Appears 14 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Republic 3
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Book IV 1
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444b7
Book VI 1
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505c7
Book X 1
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602c12
Laws 2
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Book II 1
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655d3
Book III 1
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683a3
Parmenides 2
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135e2
136e2
Timaeus 2
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39d1
40b6
Apology 1
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22a6
Hippias Minor 1
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376c6
Letters 1
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350d5
Phaedo 1
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81a6
Sophist 1
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245e5

Dictionary (LSJ)

πλάνη, ἡ, A. wandering, roaming, Hdt. 1.30, 2.103, 116 : freq. in A. Pr., in sg., 622, 784, al.: in pl., τηλέπλανοι, πολύπλανοι πλάναι, 576(lyr.), 585(lyr.), cf. Ar. V. 873 (lyr.). 2. discursive treatment, ἡ διὰ παντὸς διέξοδος καὶ π. Pl. Prm. 136e; ἡ π. τοῦ λόγου Id. Lg. 683a. II. metaph., going astray, βίοτος ἀνθρώπων π. E. Fr. 659.8; π. καὶ ἄνοια Pl. Phd. 81a; πλάνης ἔμπλεῳ Id. R. 505c ; ἡ περὶ τὰ χρώματα π. τῆς ὄψεως the illusion, ib.602c; πολλὴν ἔχει . . πλάνην irregularity, Arist. EN 1094b16 ; πολλὰς ἀπορίας ἔχει καὶ π. Id. de An. 402a21 ; ἡ κατὰ τὰς αἰσθήσεις π. Epicur. Nat. 28 Fr. 7; π. καὶ παραλογισμός Phld. Rh. 1.30S., cf. Diog.Oen. 33. 2. deceit, imposture, LXX Pr. 14.8, Ev.Matt. 27.64.

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