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ὀχλ-ηρός

ochleros

troublesome, irksome, importunate

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Where it lives

On the Cavalry Commander 1 · 1.74/10k
Hippias Major 1 · 1.18/10k
Helen 1 · 1.02/10k
Meditations 1 · 0.34/10k
Lives of Eminent Philosophers 2 · 0.19/10k
Nicomachean Ethics 1 · 0.18/10k
Republic 1 · 0.11/10k
Histories 1 · 0.05/10k

What it meant — LSJ

troublesome, irksome, importunate, to, offensive

troublesome, irksome, importunate, of persons, Aeschin. 1.135, D. Prooem. 48; ἴσθʼ ὀ. ὢν δόμοις Ar. Ach. 460 (parody); ὀ. ἴσθʼ ὤν E. Hel. 452; τινι to one, Id. Alc. 540, Pl. Hp.Ma. 295b; of a writer, offensive, D.H. Th. 30.

2 troublesome, annoying

of things, troublesome, annoying, Hdt. 1.186, Isoc. 5.151, etc. Adv. -ρῶς D.H. Dem. 15: Comp. -οτέρως, ἔχειν Hp. Epid. 1.19, Phld. Mus. p.63K.

II turbulent

turbulent, συμπόται Pl. R. 569a.

In the wild

ὀχληρότατοι · ochlērotatoi Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 1126a (DIORISIS sentence 1401)
ὀχληρὰ · ochlēra Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 2.8 (DIORISIS sentence 1738)
ὀχληρῶν · ochlērōn Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 7.1 (DIORISIS sentence 6331)
ὀχληρὸς · ochlēros Euripides, Helen (DIORISIS sentence 257)
ὀχληρὸν · ochlēron Herodotus, Histories 1.186.1 (DIORISIS sentence 1310)
ὀχληρὰν · ochlēran Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 5.2.1 (DIORISIS sentence 539)

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