προτρεπτικός

protreptikos

hortatory

Appears 5 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Clitophon 3
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408c2
410d1
410d3
Euthydemus 2
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278c5
282d6

Dictionary (LSJ)

προτρεπτικός, ή, όν, A. hortatory, λόγοι Isoc. 1.3, cf. Phld. Po. 5 Fr. 1, IG 22.2291a.4, etc.; ἡ π. σοφία skill in oratory, Pl. Euthd. 278c, cf. Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.189; π. (sc. λόγος), ὁ, title of works by Aristotle, Epicurus, Cleanthes, etc.: Comp., οὐδὲν -κώτερον Arr. Epict. 3.23.36: Sup., κήρυγμα -κώτατον πρὸς ἀρετήν Aeschin. 3.154. Adv. -κῶς encouragingly, Luc. Somn. 3. 2. generally, exciting, stimulating, ἐς οὔρησιν Hp. Acut. 59; γάλακτος Gp. 12.13.2.

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