πολέω

poleo-2

go about, range over, haunt

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Cratylus 3
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405d3
408c3
408c10
Minos 1
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320d5

Dictionary (LSJ)

πολέω, (πέλω) mostly Poet., I. intr., go about, range over, haunt, νῆσον Αἴαντος πολεῖ A. Pers. 307; τί σὺ τῇδε πολεῖς; E. Alc. 29 (anap.); τίς ὅδʼ ἄρʼ ἀμφὶ μέλαθρον πολεῖ; Id. Or. 1270 (lyr.):—Med., ὄψεις ἔννυχοι πολούμεναι ἐς παρθενῶνας A. Pr. 645 (dub., leg. πωλεύμεναι), cf. Ar. Av. 181: abs., πεφασμένως πολοῦνται Lex Sol. ap. Lys. 10.19. 2. revolve, Pl. Cra. 405d. II. trans., turn up the earth with the plough, plough, ἔαρι πολεῖν Hes. Op. 462; π. ἀρούρας Nic. Al. 245.

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