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πορεία

poreia

mode of walking

Appears 37 times across Plato's dialogues.

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πορεία, ἡ, (πορεύω A. mode of walking or running, gait, Democr. 126, Pl. Smp. 190b, Ti. 45a; τὰ ὀργανικὰ μέρη τῆς π. Arist. de An. 432b26; περὶ πορείας ζῴων, title of work by Aristotle. II. journey, A. Pr. 823, al.; ἡ ἐκεῖσε π. Pl. Phd. 107d; ἡ κατὰ τὰ ἄγκη π. Id. Cra. 420e; αἱ κατὰ γῆν π. Isoc. 1.19; ἡ εἰς Ἅιδου, εἰς Πέρσας π., Pl. Phd. 115a, X. Cyr. 8.5.1: metaph., π. ἕως εἰς ἄπειρον processus ad infinilum, Phld. Mort. 19. 2. in military sense, march, Th. 2.18; κατὰ θάλατταν τὴν π. ποιεῖσθαι X. An. 5.6.11; π. ἀνύτειν Id. Cyr. 8.6.18; ἰέναι ib.5.2.31 (nisi leg. εἶναι) ; ἐκ π. μάχεσθαι Plu. 2.198b; order of march, Ascl. Tact. 11 tit., Arr. Tact. 28.1, al. 3. generally, course taken by a person, etc., Antipho 3.2.4; ἡ[τοῦ κόσμου] π. Pl. Plt. 274a; of the sun, Hymn.Is. 32 (pl.), Eudox. Ars 2.15; χρόνου π. Procl. Inst. 50. 4. travelling expenses, IG 22.1.34, PRev.Laws 50.11 (iii B.C., pl.), PGrenf. 1.43.8(ii B.C.). 5. visitation, inspection, οἰκοπέδων BGU 83.1(ii/iii A.D.), etc.
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