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Dio

Dio · m

A brother-in-law of the elder Dionysius, of Syracuse, the pupil and friend of Plato

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 28 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

dĭo — Lewis & Short

dĭo or -ōn, ōnis, m., = *di/wn.

I A brother-in-law of the elder Dionysius, of Syracuse, the pupil and friend of Plato. His life was written by Nepos and Plutarch; cf. also Cic Tusc. 5, 35; id. de Or. 3, 34; Jornand. 2, 92.—
II An Academic philosopher, Cic. Ac. 2, 4, 12.—
III A Stoic philosopher, Cic. Leg. 3, 5 fin. dub. (al. Diogenes).—
IV Dio Halaesinus, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 10 al.

In the wild

6 of 95 attestations shown.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission.

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