προσθήκη

prostheke

addition, appendage, supplement

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Laches 1
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Chapter ?

182c5
Laws 1
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Book III 1
Chapter ?

696e4
Republic 1
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Book I 1
Chapter ?

339b1

Dictionary (LSJ)

προσθήκη, ἡ, (προστίθημι) A. addition, appendage, supplement, προσθήκας . . μοι ὁ λόγος ἐξ ἀρχῆς ἐδίζητο Hdt. 4.30, cf. Arist. Rh. 1354a14; εὖ γὰρ πρὸς εὖ φανεῖσι π. πέλοι A. Ag. 500; σμικρὰ π. Pl. R. 339b, cf. La. 182c; ἐν προσθήκης μέρει by way of appendage, D. 11.8 (but ἐν προσθήκῃ μερίς shd. be read in Id. 2.14); ἐν ὑπηρέτου καὶ π. μέρει Id. 3.31; ἐν π. μοίρᾳ Luc. Zeux. 2; προσθήκης μοῖραν ἐπέχειν serve as auxiliaries, D.H. 5.67; [Ἀντώνιος] π. τῆς γυναικὸς ἦν Plu. Ant. 62. b. additional payment, PTeb. 296.3 (ii A.D.), etc. 2. qualification, ἡ τῆς ἀξίας π. the additional qualification of merit, D. Ep. 3.12; πᾶσίν εἰσι πράγμασι καὶ λόγοις προσθῆκαι δύο, ἡ τοῦ δικαίου καὶ ἀδίκου Id. 23.75: hence, adjective, Gal. 11.74, Dosith.p.398 K. 3. accident, circumstance, τὰ δʼ ἄλλα προσθήκας ἅπαντα χρὴ καλεῖν Alex. 271.5. II. aid, assistance, προσθήκῃ θεοῦ S. OT 38; ἡ τῶν νόμων π. D. 25.24; αἱ λαχάνων π., prov. of what gives no help, Diogenian. 2.52. III. particle, Longin. 21.2; of expletives, π. κεναί Demetr. Eloc. 55.

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