Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἀκάρδιος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀκάρδιος

Structure: ἀκαρδι (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: kardi/a

Sense

  1. wanting the heart

Examples

  • ἱνατί ὑπῆρξε χρήματα ἄφρονι̣ κτήσασθαι γὰρ σοφίαν ἀκάρδιοσ οὐ δυνήσεται. (Septuagint, Liber Proverbiorum 17:17)
  • ὡσ τραχεῖά ἐστι σφόδρα τοῖσ ἀπαιδεύτοισ, καὶ οὐκ ἐμμενεῖ ἐν αὐτῇ ἀκάρδιοσ. (Septuagint, Liber Sirach 6:20)
  • ἀκούσατε δὴ ταῦτα, λαὸσ μωρὸσ καὶ ἀκάρδιοσ, ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῖσ καὶ οὐ βλέπουσιν, ὦτα αὐτοῖσ καὶ οὐκ ἀκούουσι. (Septuagint, Liber Ieremiae 5:21)

Synonyms

  1. wanting the heart

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

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