πταρμός

ptarmos

sneezing

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Symposium 3
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189a2
189a4
189a5

Dictionary (LSJ)

πταρμός, ὁ, A. sneezing, Hp. Aph. 6.13 (pl.), Th. 2.49, Pl. Smp. 189a, Arist. Pr. 961b9; πταρμόν τʼ ὄρνιθα καλεῖτε Ar. Av. 720, cf. Arist. HA 492b6; as a bad omen, Polyaen. 3.10.2.

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