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πλήρωσις

plerosis

filling up, filling

Appears 26 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

πλήρωσις, εως, ἡ, A. filling up, filling, πληρώσεσι καὶ κενώσεσι Pl. Phlb. 42c; esp. with people, κληρώσεις δικαστηρίων καὶ π. Id. Lg. 956e; π. τῆς νεώς manning the ship, CIG 2501 (Cos, i B. C.). 2. sensual satisfaction, gratification, esp. of eating and drinking, τὸ πίνειν π. τῆς ἐνδείας Pl. Grg. 496e; ἐκπορίζεσθαι ταῖς ἡδοναῖς π. ib.492a; πληρώσεών τινων καὶ ἡδονῶν Id. R. 439d: as expl. of the origin of pleasure, Id. Phlb. 31esq., 35a sq.; of other passions, θυμοῦ π. Plu. Lys. 19; of the higher aspirations, Plot. 5.8.4. 3. completion of a number, μῆνας ἑπτὰ τοὺς ἐπιλοίπους . . ἐς τὰ ὀκτὼ ἔτεα τῆς πληρώσιος which remained to complete the eight years, Hdt. 3.67; εἰς π. ἐκρηγμάτων (ἐκχρημ- Pap.) κδʼ making a total of 24 sluices, Wilcken Chr. 11 A 14 (ii B. C.). 4. filling up a document, Lyd. Mag. 3.68. II. Pass., becoming full, τῆς σελήνης Arist. HA 582b2, Epicur. Ep. 2p.40U.; of women, impregnation, Arist. l.c.; αἱ τῶν σιτίων π. a being filled with food, opp. αἱ ἔνδειαι, Id. Phgn. 810b22: abs., repletion, Hp. VM 9, 21, Arist. Rh. 1380b4.
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