ποικιλία

poikilia

marking with various colours, embroidering

Appears 11 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Republic 6
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Book II 1
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373a7
Book III 3
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404d1
404e3
401a2
Book VII 1
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529d7
Book X 1
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611b2
Laws 2
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Book II 1
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665c6
Book VII 1
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812d4
Timaeus 2
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50d5
57d5
Phaedo 1
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110d2

Dictionary (LSJ)

ποικιλία, ἡ, A. marking with various colours, embroidering, Pl. R. 373a,401a, cf. IG 12.338.24,48; tapestry, weaving, PTeb. 703.93. 2. in pl., pieces of embroidery, γραφαὶ καὶ π. X. Mem. 3.8.10. II. being marked with various colours, striped, spotted, Arist. HA 518b16, 564a26. 2. varied aspect, diversity, γινομένης π. ἐπὶ τῶν νοσημάτων Hp. Epid. 1.8; of the stars, ἡ περὶ τὸν οὐρανὸν π. Pl. R. 529d; π. χρωμάτων Id. Phd. 110d; Σικελικὴν π. ὄψου Id. R. 404d; ἔστι περὶ τὴν ἐργασίαν [τῶν μελιττῶν] . . πολλὴ π. Arist. HA 623b26, cf. 539a3; πραγμάτων Plb. 9.22.10; τῆς πολιτείας Id. 6.3.3. 3. in literary style, music, etc., variety, intricacy, ornamentation, αἱ περὶ τὴν λέξιν π. Isoc. 5.27, cf. D.H. Comp. 11,al.; ἡ π. τῆς λύρας Pl. Lg. 812d; opp. μονῳδία, Plu. 2.7b. 4. versatility, subtlety, mostly in bad sense, π. πραπίδων E. Fr. 27(lyr.); ταῦτʼ ἐδεῖτο λόγου τινὸς ἢ ποικιλίας D. 29.1: in Surgery, οὔτετομὴ οὔτε καῦσις οὔτε ἄλλη π. Hp. Art. 62. 5. complexity of a subject, Sor. 1.2.

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