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ἀδύνατος
ἀδύνατος, ον,

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unable, impossible

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ἀδύνατος
Headword (normalized):
ἀδύνατος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αδυνατος
Intro Text:
ἀδύνατος, ον,
IDX:
1531
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:lsj-n1522
Key:
a)du^/na^tos

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Children (1)
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Children (3)
I
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unable to do a thing, c. inf., Hdt. 3.138, Epich. 272, E. HF 56, etc.; ἀ. εἰπεῖν Arist. Rh. 1379a2; ἀ. ὥστε . . Onos. 1.13: Comp., τὸν δυνατώτερον τοῦ -ωτέρου [πλέον ἔχειν] Pl. Grg. 483d: Sup. -ώτατος, λέγειν Eup. 95.
Citations (2)
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Arist. Rh. 1379a2
ἀ. εἰπεῖν
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Eup. 95
-ώτατος, λέγειν
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Children (1)
2
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without strength, powerless, weakly, Hdt. 5.9, E. Ion 596, Andr. 746; οἱ ἀ. men disabled for service, whether as invalids or paupers, Lys. 24 tit., Arist. Ath. 49.4; ἐν τοῖς ἀ. μισθοφορεῖν Aeschin. 1.103; ἀ. σώματι Lys. 2.73; ἀ. χρήμασι poor, Th. 7.28; εἴς τι Pl. Hp.Mi. 366b; οἱ -ώτατοι persons of no importance, Phld. Herc. 1457.8; of ships, disabled, Hdt. 6.16; τὸ ἀ. want of strength, Pl. Hp.Ma. 296a; τὰ ἀ. disabilities, D. 18.108.
Citations (2)
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Aeschin. 1.103
ἐν τοῖς ἀ. μισθοφορεῖν
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Lys. 2.73
ἀ. σώματι
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II
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impossible, E. Or. 665, Hel. 1043; ἐλπίδες unrealizable, Democr. 58; τὸ ἀ. Arist. Cael. 280b12; ἡ εἰς τὸ ἀ. ἀπαγωγή reductio ad impossibile, APr. 29b5; ὁ διὰ τοῦ ἀ. συλλογισμός, ἡ διὰ τοῦ ἀ. δεῖξις, ib. 34b30, 45a35; ἀδύνατα βούλομαι Lync. 1.12:— ἀδύνατόν [ἐστι] c. inf., Hdt. 1.32, al.; ἀδύνατά [ἐστι] Pi. P. 2.81, Hdt. 1.91, 6.106, Th. 1.59; ἀ. ὑμῖν ὥστε . . Pl. Prt. 338c; ὑμέας καταλελάβηκε ἀ. τι βοηθέειν Hdt. 9.60; τὰ ἀ. καρτερεῖν E. IA 1370; τολμᾶν ἀδύνατα Id. Hel. 811; ἀδυνάτων ἐρᾶν Id. HF 318, cf. Luc. DDeor. 13.1[8], etc.; prov., ἀδύνατα θηρᾷς Macar. 1.26: Comp. -ώτερον, ἔτι . . εἰ οἷόν τε . . Pl. Tht. 192b, cf. Prm. 138d: Sup., ὃ δὴ πάντων -ώτατον Id. Phlb. 15b.
Citations (9)
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Arist. Cael. 280b12
τὸ ἀ.
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APr. 29b5
ἡ εἰς τὸ ἀ. ἀπαγωγή
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Lync. 1.12
ἀδύνατα βούλομαι
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Hdt. 9.60
ὑμέας καταλελάβηκε ἀ. τι βοηθέειν
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E. IA 1370
τὰ ἀ. καρτερεῖν
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Id. Hel. 811
τολμᾶν ἀδύνατα
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Id. HF 318
ἀδυνάτων ἐρᾶν
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Macar. 1.26
ἀδύνατα θηρᾷς
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Id. Phlb. 15b
ὃ δὴ πάντων -ώτατον
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III
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Adv. -τως without power or skill, feebly, ἀμύνεσθαι Antipho 4.3.3, cf. 3.3.4 ( Comp.), Lys. 12.3:— ἀ. ἔχειν to be unwell, Pl. Ax. 364b; to be unable, c. inf., Arist. Rh.Al. 1435a16; ἀ. ἔχει it is impossible, Epicur. Ep. 2p.49U.; ἀ. λέγεται it is an impossible story, Phld. Rh. 2.122 S.—Rare in poetry: Trag. only in E.
Citations (1)
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Antipho 4.3.3
ἀμύνεσθαι
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Citations (From Models)

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{'quote': '-ώτατος, λέγειν', 'ref': 'Eup. 95', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0461.tlg001.perseus-grc2:95'}
{'quote': 'ἐν τοῖς ἀ. μισθοφορεῖν', 'ref': 'Aeschin. 1.103', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0026.tlg001.perseus-grc2:103'}
{'quote': 'ἀ. σώματι', 'ref': 'Lys. 2.73', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg002.perseus-grc2:73'}
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{'quote': 'ἡ εἰς τὸ ἀ. ἀπαγωγή', 'ref': 'APr. 29b5', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg001:29b.perseus-grc2.5'}
{'quote': 'ἀδύνατα βούλομαι', 'ref': 'Lync. 1.12', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0471.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1.12'}
{'quote': 'ὑμέας καταλελάβηκε ἀ. τι βοηθέειν', 'ref': 'Hdt. 9.60', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.60'}
{'quote': 'τὰ ἀ. καρτερεῖν', 'ref': 'E. IA 1370', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg018.perseus-grc2:1370'}
{'quote': 'τολμᾶν ἀδύνατα', 'ref': 'Id. Hel. 811', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc2:811'}
{'quote': 'ἀδυνάτων ἐρᾶν', 'ref': 'Id. HF 318', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc2:318'}
{'quote': 'ἀδύνατα θηρᾷς', 'ref': 'Macar. 1.26', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg9008.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1.26'}
{'quote': 'ὃ δὴ πάντων -ώτατον', 'ref': 'Id. Phlb. 15b', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg010.perseus-grc2:15b'}
{'quote': 'ἀμύνεσθαι', 'ref': 'Antipho 4.3.3', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0028.tlg004.perseus-grc2:3.3'}

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              "definition": "<i>unable</i> to do a thing, c. inf., Hdt. 3.138, Epich. 272, E. HF 56, etc.; ἀ. εἰπεῖν Arist. Rh. 1379a2; ἀ. ὥστε . . Onos. 1.13: Comp., τὸν δυνατώτερον τοῦ -ωτέρου [πλέον ἔχειν] Pl. Grg. 483d: Sup. -ώτατος, λέγειν Eup. 95.",
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                  "definition": "<i>without strength, powerless, weakly,</i> Hdt. 5.9, E. Ion 596, Andr. 746; οἱ ἀ. men <i>disabled for service,</i> whether as <i>invalids</i> or <i>paupers,</i> Lys. 24 tit., Arist. Ath. 49.4; ἐν τοῖς ἀ. μισθοφορεῖν Aeschin. 1.103; ἀ. σώματι Lys. 2.73; ἀ. χρήμασι <i>poor,</i> Th. 7.28; εἴς τι Pl. Hp.Mi. 366b; οἱ -ώτατοι persons <i>of no importance,</i> Phld. Herc. 1457.8; of ships, <i>disabled,</i> Hdt. 6.16; τὸ ἀ. <i>want of strength,</i> Pl. Hp.Ma. 296a; τὰ ἀ. <i>disabilities,</i> D. 18.108.",
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              "definition": "<i>impossible,</i> E. Or. 665, Hel. 1043; ἐλπίδες <i>unrealizable,</i> Democr. 58; τὸ ἀ. Arist. Cael. 280b12; ἡ εἰς τὸ ἀ. ἀπαγωγή reductio ad impossibile, APr. 29b5; ὁ διὰ τοῦ ἀ. συλλογισμός, ἡ διὰ τοῦ ἀ. δεῖξις, ib. 34b30, 45a35; ἀδύνατα βούλομαι Lync. 1.12:— ἀδύνατόν [ἐστι] c. inf., Hdt. 1.32, al.; ἀδύνατά [ἐστι] Pi. P. 2.81, Hdt. 1.91, 6.106, Th. 1.59; ἀ. ὑμῖν ὥστε . . Pl. Prt. 338c; ὑμέας καταλελάβηκε ἀ. τι βοηθέειν Hdt. 9.60; τὰ ἀ. καρτερεῖν E. IA 1370; τολμᾶν ἀδύνατα Id. Hel. 811; ἀδυνάτων ἐρᾶν Id. HF 318, cf. Luc. DDeor. 13.1[8], etc.; prov., ἀδύνατα θηρᾷς Macar. 1.26: Comp. -ώτερον, ἔτι . . εἰ οἷόν τε . . Pl. Tht. 192b, cf. Prm. 138d: Sup., ὃ δὴ πάντων -ώτατον Id. Phlb. 15b.",
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                    "quote": "ἀδύνατα βούλομαι",
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                    "quote": "ὑμέας καταλελάβηκε ἀ. τι βοηθέειν",
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                    "quote": "τὰ ἀ. καρτερεῖν",
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