προπολεμέω

propolemeo

make war for

Appears 5 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Republic 4
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Book IV 3
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423a8
429b2
442b7
Book VIII 1
Chapter ?

547d5
Timaeus 1
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Chapter ?

17c8

Dictionary (LSJ)

προπολεμέω, A. make war for or in defence of, τῆς χώρας Isoc. 14.33; τῶν ἄλλων Plb. 2.48.1, etc.; τισὶ τῆς ἀρχῆς with . . for . . , D.H. 6.49; ὑπὲρ [τῆς πόλεως] Pl. R. 429b, cf.OGI 56.12(Canopus, iii B.C.): abs., οἱ προπολεμοῦντες the guards or defenders of a country, Pl. R. 423a; τὸ προπολεμοῦν ib.442b, 547d, Arist. Pol. 1279b3; τὸ προπολεμῆσον the body intended to act as guards, ib.1291a7.

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