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παιδεία

paideia · ἡ

rearing of a child

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Where it lives

  • Proverbia 26 · 23.4/10k
  • Psalmi Salomonis 11 · 23.12/10k
  • Siracides 34 · 18.42/10k
  • Sophonias 2 · 16.89/10k
  • Apology 3 · 15/10k
  • Habacuc 1 · 9.14/10k
  • Politics 59 · 9.03/10k
  • Sapientia Salomonis 6 · 8.69/10k
  • 2 Timothy 1 · 8.34/10k
  • Constitution of the Lacedaemonians 4 · 8.23/10k
  • Hebrews 4 · 7.96/10k
  • Laws 73 · 7.08/10k

Densest 12 of 62 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant — LSJ

rearing of a child

rearing of a child, A. Th. 18.

2 training and teaching, education

training and teaching, education, opp. τροφή, Ar. Nu. 961, Th. 2.39 (pl.); π. καὶ τροφή Pl. Phd. 107d, Phlb. 55d.

3 mental culture, learning, education, parts, systems of education

its result, mental culture, learning, education, ἡ π. εὐτυχοῦσι κόσμος, ἀτυχοῦσι καταφύγιον Democr. 180, cf. Pl. Prt. 327d, Grg. 470e, R. 376e, Arist. Pol. 1338a30, etc.; τῆς Λακεδαιμονίων π. Pl. Prt. 343a: in pl., parts or systems of education, Id. Lg. 653c, 804d.

4 culture

culture of trees, Thphr. CP 3.7.4.

5 handiwork, ropes of papyrus

πλεκτὰν Αἰγύπτου παιδείαν ἐξηρτήσασθε the twisted handiwork of Egypt, i.e. (acc. to Sch.) ropes of papyrus, E. Tr. 129 (lyr.).

6 anything taught, learned, art, science

anything taught or learned, art, science, π. ἱερή, of medicine, IG 14.2104.

7 chastisement

chastisement, LXX Pr. 22.15, Ep.Hebr. 12.5.

II youth, childhood

youth, childhood, παιδείης πολυήρατον ἄνθος Thgn. 1305, cf. 1348; ἐκ παιδείας φίλος Lys. 20.11; so (prob.) στερρὰν παιδείαν E. IT 206 (lyr.).

2 body of youths

in collect. sense, body of youths, παιδείας λιπαρὴς ὄχλος Luc. Am. 6.

In the wild

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Where it came from

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