Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἄθετος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἄθετος ἄθετη ἄθετον

Structure: ἀθετ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: ti/qhmi

Sense

  1. set aside, lawlessly, despotically

Examples

  • τὸ ποσὸν στιγμὴ καὶ μονάσ, ἡ μὲν ἄθετοσ μονὰσ ἡ δὲ θετὸσ στιγμή. (Aristotle, Metaphysics, Book 5 85:1)
  • αἴτιον δὲ τῆσ συμβαινούσησ ἁμαρτίασ ὅτι ἅμα ἐκ τῶν μαθημάτων ἐθήρευον καὶ ἐκ τῶν λόγων τῶν καθόλου, ὥστ’ ἐξ ἐκείνων μὲν ὡσ στιγμὴν τὸ ἓν καὶ τὴν ἀρχὴν ἔθηκαν ἡ γὰρ μονὰσ στιγμὴ ἄθετόσ ἐστιν· (Aristotle, Metaphysics, Book 13 184:2)

Related

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

Find this word at Perseus Greek Word Study Tool

SEARCH

MENU NAVIGATION