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ἰδῐωτ-εία

idioteia · ἡ

private station

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Where it lives

Hiero 1 · 1.68/10k
Republic 1 · 0.11/10k
Laws 1 · 0.1/10k

What it meant

ἰδῐωτ-εία · idiōt-eia — LSJ

private station

private station, opp. τυραννίς, X. Hier. 8.1; opp. βασιλεία, Pl. Lg. 696a: pl., opp. ἀρχαί, Id. R. 618d; ἐν ἰ., opp. ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ, Phld. Rh. 2.277 S.

II uncouthness, want of education

uncouthness, want of education, Luc. Hist.Conscr. 27, Abd. 7.

III defenceless condition

defenceless condition, τῆς ἰ. ἡμῶν καταφρονοῦντες SIG 888.65 (Scaptopara, iii A.D.).

In the wild

ἰδιωτείᾳ · idiōteiai Plato, Laws 696
ἰδιωτεῖαι · idiōteiai Plato, Republic 10.618 (DIORISIS sentence 6345)
ἰδιωτείας · idiōteias Xenophon, Hiero 8.1 (DIORISIS sentence 229)

Where it came from

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