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ἀδάπανος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀδάπανος ἀδάπανος ἀδάπανον

Structure: ἀ (Prefix) + δαπαν (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: dapa/nh

Sense

  1. gratuitous, free of charge

Examples

  • ἐν Ῥόδῳ δ’ ἐπίδειξιν ποιούμενοσ, ὡσ οὐδεὶσ ἐπεσημήνατο, καταλιπὼν τὸ θέατρον ἐξῆλθεν εἰπὼν ’ ὅπου τὸ ἀδάπανον οὐ ποιεῖτε, πῶσ ἐγὼ ἐλπίζω παρ’ ὑμῶν ἔρανον λήψεσθαι; (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 8, book 8, chapter 42 2:2)
  • ἵνα εὐαγγελιζόμενοσ ἀδάπανον θήσω τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, εἰσ τὸ μὴ καταχρήσασθαι τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ μου ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ. (PROS KORINQIOUS A, chapter 8 34:2)
  • ἔστι δ’ ὁ μὲν ἔπαινοσ, ὡσ ἄν τισ εἴποι, ἔπαθλον ἀρετῆσ ἀδάπανον, ὁ δὲ ψόγοσ τιμωρία φαυλότητοσ ἄνευ πληγῆσ. (Diodorus Siculus, Library, fragmenta libri x, chapter 12 2:4)

Synonyms

  1. gratuitous

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