σκύλαξ

skylax

young dog, puppy

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Republic 3
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Book II 1
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375a2
Book V 1
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451d7
Book VII 1
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537a7
Parmenides 1
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128c1

Dictionary (LSJ)

σκύλαξ [ῠ], ᾰκος, ὁ, and (as always in Hom. and Hes.) ἡ, A. young dog, puppy, Od. 9.289, 12.86, Hes. Th. 834; κύων ἀμαλῇσι περὶ σκυλάκεσσι βεβῶσα Od. 20.14; in full, σ. κυνός Hdt. 3.32: generally, dog, masc. in Pl. R. 375a, 537a; fem. in Sophr. in Stud.Ital. 10.123, E. Ba. 338, Pl. Prm. 128c, X. Cyn. 7.6; ᾅδου τρίκρανος σ., of Cerberus, S. Tr. 1098. 2. of other young animals, whelp, cub, ὀρεσκόων σκυλάκων πελαγίων τε E. Hipp. 1276 (lyr.); ἄρκτου Luc. DMar. 1.5; γαλέης Nic. Th. 689; of a dolphin, Arion 1.8: metaph., of grammarians, Ζηνοδότου σκύλακες whelps of his litter, AP 11.321 (Phil.). II. chain, Pl.Com. 23; collar for the neck, Plb. 20.10.8. III. σχῆμα ἀφροδισιακόν, Hsch.

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