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ἄπιστος

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἄπιστος ἄπιστος ἄπιστον

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

Sense

  1. not to be trusted, (of persons and their acts) untrustworthy, faithless, groundless
  2. (of reports and the like) incredible

Examples

  • εἰσὶν γὰρ ἄνθρωποι ταῦτα ἀκηκοότεσ καὶ πλείουσ, δυνατοὶ μὲν μαθεῖν, δυνατοὶ δὲ μνημονεῦσαι καὶ βασανίσαντεσ πάντῃ πάντωσ κρῖναι, γέροντεσ ἤδη καὶ οὐκ ἐλάττω τριάκοντα ἐτῶν ἀκηκοότεσ, οἳ νῦν ἄρτι σφίσι φασὶν τὰ μὲν τότε ἀπιστότατα δόξαντα εἶναι νῦν πιστότατα καὶ ἐναργέστατα φαίνεσθαι, ἃ δὲ τότε πιστότατα, νῦν τοὐναντίον. (Plato, Epistles, Letter 2 27:5)

Synonyms

  1. incredible

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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