πρόσταξις

prostaxis

posting of additional troops on the wings of a phalanx

Appears 9 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 7
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Book I 1
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631d3
Book II 1
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673c2
Book V 1
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745a8
Book VI 2
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761e8
755b5
Book VIII 1
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830d8
Book IX 1
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873e5
Republic 2
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Book I 1
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342e3
Book IV 1
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433e4

Dictionary (LSJ)

πρόσταξις, εως, ἡ, A. posting of additional troops on the wings of a phalanx, Ael. Tact. 24.3, Arr. Tact. 20.3. II. ordinance, command, Pl. Lg. 631d (pl.), 673c; προστάξεις προστάττοντες ἀνίσους ib.761e; τινὶ τὴν πρόσταξιν ποιεῖσθαι to command him, Arist. Top. 103a35, cf. Lys. 2.1; ἐκ προστάξεως τοῦ κυρίου μου κτλ. POxy. 1204.7 (iii A. D.), cf. 1252r.19 (iii A. D.); requisition, τὴν π. ταῖς πόλεσιν ἑκατὸν νεῶν τῆς ναυπηγίας ἐποιοῦντο Th. 8.3. III. at Athens, ἄτιμοι κατὰ προστάξεις citizens deprived of their rights in certain specified particulars (opp. παντάπασιν ἄτιμοι), And. 1.75.

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