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κήλ-ησις

kelesis · ἡ

bewitching, charming

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κήλ-ησις · kēl-ēsis — LSJ

bewitching, charming, enchantment

bewitching, charming, ἔχεων, νόσων, Pl. Euthd. 290a: enchantment by eloquence, δικαστῶν κ. τε καὶ παραμυθία ibid.; by music and sweet sounds, Id. R. 601b, Stoic. 3.97.

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