σκοτόω

skotoo

darken, blind

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Republic 2
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Book VI 1
Chapter ?

506a1
Book VII 1
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518a7
Protagoras 1
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339e2
Theaetetus 1
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209e4

Dictionary (LSJ)

σκοτόω, A. darken, blind, σκοτώσω βλέφαρα καὶ δεδορκότα S. Aj. 85; stupefy, Sor. 1.125 (Act. and Pass.); make dizzy, τὰς ὄψεις Ph.Byz. Mir. 2.5: metaph., Ep.Eph. 4.18:—Pass., to be in darkness, suffer from vertigo, like σκοτοδινιάω, Pl. R. 518a, Prt. 339e, Tht. 209e, Thphr. Vert. 7, Plb. 10.13.8; ἕλμινθες -ωθεῖσαι stupefied, Herod.Med. ap. Aët. 9.37, cf. Gal. 16.657.

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