Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἀελπτία

First declension Noun; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀελπτία

Etym.: a)/elptos

Sense

  1. an unlooked for event, unexpectedly

Examples

  • ἐκ δὲ τελευτάσει νιν ἤτοι σάμερον δαίμων ‐ τὸ δὲ μόρσιμον οὐ παρφυκτόν, ‐ ἀλλ’ ἔσται χρόνοσ οὗτοσ, ὃ καί τιν’ ἀελπτίᾳ βαλὼν ἔμπαλιν γνώμασ τὸ μὲν δώσει, τὸ δ’ οὔπω. (Pindar, Odes, pythian odes, pythian 12 9:2)

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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