Greetings all.
ὁ Σωκράτης ϕανερὸς ἦν οὐ τῶν τὰ σώματα πρὸς ὥραν, ἀλλὰ τῶν τὰς ψυχὰς πρὸς ἀρετὴν εὖ πεϕυκότων ἐϕιέμενος.
Socrates obviously longs for those who are naturally well-endowed not in terms of the ?? of their bodies but the virtue of their minds/souls.
πρὸς ὥραν must mean something like “with respect to beauty” in this context but that doesn’t match any dictionary definitions I can find unless “hour” is supposed to mean “youth” or something.
Betts, Gavin; Henry, Alan. Complete Ancient Greek: A Comprehensive Guide to Reading and Understanding Ancient Greek, with Original Texts (Complete Language Courses) (p. 340). John Murray Press. Kindle Edition.
ὦ φεῦ φεῦ τῆς ὥρας τοῦ κάλλους
See LSJ ὥρα (C) II:
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metaph., the spring-time of life, the bloom of youth, Mimn.3.1; ὥραν ἐχούσας A.Supp.997, cf. Th.13, 535; παῖδας πρὸς τέρμασιν ὥρας Ar.Av.705 (anap.); πάντες οἱ ἐν ὥρᾳ Pl.R.474d; οὐκ ἐν ὥ., = πρεσβύτερος, Id.Phdr. 240d; ἐὰν ἐπὶ ὥρᾳ ᾖ Id.R.474e; ἕως ἂν ἐν ὥρᾳ ὦσι Id.Men.76b; παυσαμένου τῆς ὥ. prob. in Id.Phdr.234a; ἀνθεῖν ἐν ὥ. Id.R.475a; τὴν ὥ. διαφυλάξαι ἄβατον τοῖς πονηροῖς Isoc.10.58; λήγειν ὥρας, opp. ἀνθεῖν, Pl.Alc.1.131e; ὡς ἐπιγινόμενόν τι τέλος, οἷον τοῖς ἀκμαίοις ἡ ὥρα Arist.EN1174b33, cf. 1157a8.
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a. freq. involving an idea of beauty, φεῦ φεῦ τῆς ὥρας τοῦ κάλλους Ar.Av.1724 (lyr.); ὥρᾳ . . ἡλικίας λαμπρός Th.6.54; κάλλει καὶ ὥρᾳ διενεγκόντες Aeschin.1.134, cf. ib.158; καλὸς ὥρᾳ τε κεκραμένος Pi.O.10(11).104, cf. X.Mem. 2.1.22, Pl.Lg.837b; ἀφ’ ὥρας ἐργάζεσθαι quaestum corpore facere, Plu.Tim.14, cf. X.Mem.1.6.13, Smp.8.21; τὴν ὥ. πεπωληκότες Phld.Rh.1.344 S.:—then,
b. generally, beauty, grace, elegance of style, D.H.Pomp.2, Plu.2.874b, etc.; γλυκύτης καὶ ὥ. Hermog.Id.2.3, cf. Men.Rh.p.335 S., Him.Or.1.2; of beauty in general, χάρις καὶ ὥρα Plu.2.128d.
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Ὥρα personified, like Ἥβη, Pi.N.8.1.
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Okay, thanks, I guess I was looking in the wrong dictionary!