σπορά

spora

sowing

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 2
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Book V 1
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729c8
Book VI 1
Chapter ?

783a3
Lovers 2
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134e4
134e7

Dictionary (LSJ)

σπορά, ἡ, (σπείρω) A. sowing of seed, σπερμάτων Pl. Amat. 134e: hence metaph., μαθημάτων εἰς ψυχήν ibid. b. of children, σπορᾶς γε μὴν ἐκ τῆσδε from this origin, A. Pr. 871; τοιοῦτος ὢν τοιῷδʼ ὀνειδίζεις σποράν; his origin, birth . . ? S. Aj. 1298; procreation, παίδων, γένους, Pl. Lg. 729c,783a; τὴν Ῥωμύλου σ. begetting, Plu. 2.320b, cf. Ptol. Tetr. 103,105. 2. seed-time, sowing-time, ἀπὸ τῆς σ. Thphr. HP 8.2.6; δεκέτεσιν σποραῖσιν in the tenth seed-time, i.e. year, E. El. 1152 (lyr.). II. seed, 1 Ep.Pet. 1.23, PLeid.W. 11.50; field sown, ξηρὰ σ. dry land, dub. l. in E. Andr. 637; σ. δράκοντος ground sown with the dragonʼs teeth, S. Ant. 1125 (lyr.). b. of persons, seed, offspring, Id. Tr. 316,420; γυναῖκα καὶ τέκνων . . σποράν Men. 598: pl., young ones, dub. in E. Cyc. 56: generally, θῆλυς σ. the female race, Id. Hec. 659; θήλεια σ. Id. Tr. 503.

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