σκιαγραφέω

skiagrapheo

paint with the shadows

Appears 5 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Republic 3
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Book VII 1
Chapter ?

523b6
Book IX 2
Chapter ?

583b5
586b8
Laws 1
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Book II 1
Chapter ?

663c2
Parmenides 1
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Chapter ?

165c7

Dictionary (LSJ)

σκιαγραφέω, A. paint with the shadows, so as to produce an illusion of solidity at a distance, Pass., τὰ πόρρωθεν . . φαινόμενα . . καὶ τὰ ἐσκιαγραφημένα Pl. R. 523b; οἷον -ημένα ἀποστάντι πάντα ἓν φαινόμενα Id. Prm. 165c: metaph., -ημένη ἡδονή deceptive, unreal, opp. παναληθής, καθαρά, Id. R. 583b, cf. 586b, Lg. 663c, Ph. 1.589. 2. surround with a border, outline, βέλεσι σ. τινά, of a juggler, Philostr. VA 2.28:—Pass., to be outlined, ἐσκιαγραφημένοις ἐπιβαλὼν χρώματα ib.1.2.

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