1. πλέκω · plekō — Beekes
to braid, knit, wind, twine
The corpus record
πλέκω
pleko
to braid, knit, wind, twine
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Distribution
- Ars Poetica 7 · 6.92/10k
- Hippias Minor 2 · 4.59/10k
- Ion 3 · 3.28/10k
- Thesmophoriazusae 2 · 2.84/10k
- On Hunting 2 · 2.2/10k
- Libation Bearers 1 · 1.86/10k
- Rhesus 1 · 1.86/10k
- De Interpretatione 1 · 1.61/10k
- Ecclesiazusae 1 · 1.31/10k
- Lysistrata 1 · 1.26/10k
- Wasps 1 · 1.03/10k
- Mark 1 · 0.91/10k
Densest 12 of 29 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. πλέκω · plekō — Chantraine
ion
3. πλέκω · plekō — Frisk
(πλεγνύμενος Opp
4. πλέκ-ω · plek-ō — LSJ
plait, twine
Attestations
- ἔπλεξε · eplexe Iliad 14.176
- πλεξάμενος · plexamenos Odyssey 10.168
- πλέκονται · plekontai Plato, Republic 3.400 (DIORISIS sentence 1763)
- πλέξαντες · plexantes Plato, Timaeus 77 (DIORISIS sentence 735)
- πεπλέχθαι · peplechthai Plato, Timaeus 79 (DIORISIS sentence 756)
- πλέκων · plekōn Plato, Symposium 203 (DIORISIS sentence 610)
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Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
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- scan pp. 1257-1258; entry #5044
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- scan pp. 931-932; entry #6603 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 1529; entry #4705 Review: Under source audit
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