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ἄωτος
ἀδροτής
ἅδρυνσις
ἁδρῡ́νω
ἀδρυφής
ᾱ̔δύγλωσσος
ᾱ̔δυεπής
ἀδυναμίᾱ
ἀδυνασίᾱ
ἀδυνατέω
ἀδύνατος
ᾱ̔δύοδμος
ᾱ̔δύς
ἄδυτος
ᾄδω
ἁδών
ᾱ̓δών
Ἄδωνις
ἀδώρητος
ἀδωροδόκητος
ἄδωρος
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ἀ-δύνατος
ἀ-δύνατοςονadjδυνατός of individuals, cities, or sim.lacking strength, power or influencepowerless, weakHdt. E. Th. Att.orats.lacking physical strengthweakw.dat.in bodyLys. X.in one's feetNT.specif.disabledand so entitled to a state pensionLys. Aeschin. Arist. of shipsdisabled, incapacitatedHdt.not having the capabilitypowerless, unablew.inf.to do sthg.Hdt. E. Th. Ar. Att.orats. neut.impers.sg. and pl., w. ἐστί, freq.understd.it is impossibleE. Th. Ar. Pl.w.inf.w.acc.dat. + inf.for someoneto do sthg., for sthg. to happenPi. Hdt. Th. Att.orats.of thingsnot able to be done or achievedunachievable, impracticable, impossibleHdt. E. Th. Ar.of an eventunablew.inf.to happenHdt. Pl.not affording a possibilityfor sthg. to be doneof thingsimpossiblew.inf.to describe, discover, foresee, or sim.Hdt. Th. X. ἀδυνάτωςadvweakly, ineffectivelyAntipho Lys. Plu. w. ἔχεινbe physically weakD. Plu.be powerless or helplessD. Plb.w.inf.to do sthg.Plb. Plu.

ShortDef

unable, impossible

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Headword:
ἀδύνατος
Headword (normalized):
ἀδύνατος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αδυνατος
IDX:
2324
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-2325
Key:
ἀδύνατος

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