σκέπασμα

skepasma

a covering

Appears 5 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Statesman 4
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Chapter ?

279d5
279d5
279e5
280c7
Laws 1
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Book XII 1
Chapter ?

942d8

Dictionary (LSJ)

σκέπασμα, ατος, τό, A. a covering, τῶν σ. ὑποπετάσματα μὲν ἄλλα, περικαλύμματα δὲ ἕτερα Pl. Plt. 279d; of a cap or shoe, Id. Lg. 942d; of clothing generally, Arist. Pol. 1336a17; also ὄνυχες σ. τῶν ἀκρωτηρίων εἰσίν Id. PA 687b24; covering membrane, Id. GA 780b28; τὸ φύλλον περικαρπίου σ., in plants, Id. de An. 412b2; οἰκία σ. ἐκ πλίνθων καὶ λίθων Id. Metaph. 1043a32.

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