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διάλεκτ-ος

dialektos · ἡ

discourse, conversation

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διάλεκτ-ος · dialekt-os — LSJ

discourse, conversation, discussion, debate, argument

discourse, conversation, Hp. Art. 30; θεοῖς πρὸς ἀνθρώπους Pl. Smp. 203a; discussion, debate, argument, Id. Tht. 146b; opp. ἔρις, Id. R. 454a.

2 common language, talk

common language, talk, δ. ἡ πρὸς ἀλλήλους Arist. Po. 1449a26; ἡ εἰωθυῖα δ. Id. Rh. 1404b24.

II speech, language, articulate speech, language, spoken, language

speech, language, Ar. Fr. 685; καινὴν δ. λαλῶν Antiph. 171; δ. ἀμνίου, opp. τὰ ἔνδον δράκοντος, Hermipp. 3; articulate speech, language, opp. φωνή, Arist. HA 535a28; τοῦ ἀνθρώπου μία φωνή, ἀλλὰ διάλεκτοι πολλαί Id. Pr. 895a6; but also, spoken, opp. written language, D.H. Comp. 11.

2 the language of a country, dialect, local word, expression

the language of a country, Plb. 1.80.6, D.S. 5.6, etc.: esp. dialect, as Ionic, Attic, etc., Diog.Bab.Stoic. 3.213, D.H. Comp. 3, S.E. M. 1.59, Hdn.Gr. 2.932; also, local word or expression, Plu. Alex. 31.

III way of speaking, accent

way of speaking, accent, D. 37.55.

2 modes of expression

pl., modes of expression, Epicur. Ep. 1p.24U.

IV style, poetical diction

style, πανηγυρική, ποιητικὴ δ., D.H. Comp. 23, 21: esp. poetical diction, Phld. Po. 2 Fr. 33, al.

V quality, ‘idiom’

of musical instruments, quality, ‘idiom’, Arist. de An. 420b8.

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