ἄπειρος
ἄπειρος (B),
ον,(
πεῖραρ, πέρας)
A). boundless, infinite, σκότος Pi. Fr. 130.8 ;
τὸν ὑψοῦ τόνδ’ ἄ. αἰθέρα E. Fr. 941 ;
ἤπειρον εἰς ἄ. ib.
998 ; of number,
countless, πλῆθος Hdt. 1.204 ;
ἀριθμὸς ἄ. πλήθει Pl. Prm. 144a ;
ἄ. τὸ πλῆθος Id. R. 525a , al.;
εἰς ἄ. τὴν ἀδικίαν αὐξάνειν Id. Lg. 910b ;
χρόνος ἄ. OGI 383.113 (i B.C.): Comp.
-ότερος Dam. Pr. 50 ,
Phlp. in Mete. 17.15 ;
τὸ ἄ. the Infinite, as a first principle,
Arist. Ph. 203a3 , etc.; esp. in the system of Anaximander,
D.L. 2.1 , etc.; but
τὰ ἄπειρα individuals, opp.
τὰ εἴδη, Arist. Top. 109b14 , cf.
Metaph. 999a27 , al.;
ἄπειρος, opp.
πεπερασμένος, Ph. 202b31 ;
εἰς ἄ. ἰέναι, προϊέναι, ἥκειν, etc.,
APo. 81b33 ,
Ph. 209a25 ,
EN 1113a2 , etc.;[
γῆ] ἐπ’ ἄπειρον ἐρριζωμένη Str. 1.1.20 ; also,
indefinite, ὕλη Stoic. 2.86 .
2). in Trag., freq.of garments, etc.,
in which one is entangled past escape, i.e.
without outlet, ἀμφίβληστρον A. Ag. 1382 ;
χιτών S. Fr. 526 ;
ὕφασμα E. Or. 25 .
ShortDef
without trial, inexperienced
boundless, infinite, countless
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Headword (normalized):
ἄπειρος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
απειρος
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἄπειρος</span> (B), <span class="itype greek">ον</span>,(<span class="etym greek">πεῖραρ, πέρας</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">boundless, infinite,</span> <span class="quote greek">σκότος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg005:130:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg005:130.8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 130.8 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τὸν ὑψοῦ τόνδ’ ἄ. αἰθέρα</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 941 </span> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἤπειρον εἰς ἄ.</span> ib.<span class="bibl"> 998 </span>; of number, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">countless,</span> <span class="quote greek">πλῆθος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:204" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.204/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.204 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἀριθμὸς ἄ. πλήθει</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg009:144a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg009:144a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Prm.</span> 144a </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἄ. τὸ πλῆθος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:525a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:525a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 525a </a> , al.; <span class="quote greek">εἰς ἄ. τὴν ἀδικίαν αὐξάνειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:910b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:910b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 910b </a> ; <span class="quote greek">χρόνος ἄ.</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OGI</span> 383.113 </span> (i B.C.): Comp. <span class="quote greek">-ότερος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4066.tlg003:50" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4066.tlg003:50/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dam.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 50 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4015.tlg005:17:15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4015.tlg005:17.15/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phlp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">in Mete.</span> 17.15 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">τὸ ἄ.</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the Infinite,</span> as a first principle, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg031:203a:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg031:203a.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 203a3 </a>, etc.; esp. in the system of Anaximander, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0004.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0004.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.L.</span> 2.1 </a>, etc.; but <span class="foreign greek">τὰ ἄπειρα</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">individuals,</span> opp. <span class="foreign greek">τὰ εἴδη,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg044:109b:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg044:109b.14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Top.</span> 109b14 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:999a:27" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:999a.27/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Metaph.</span> 999a27 </a>, al.; <span class="foreign greek">ἄπειρος,</span> opp. <span class="foreign greek">πεπερασμένος,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg031:202b:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg031:202b.31/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 202b31 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">εἰς ἄ. ἰέναι, προϊέναι, ἥκειν,</span> etc., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg001:81b:33" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg001:81b.33/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">APo.</span> 81b33 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg031:209a:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg031:209a.25/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 209a25 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1113a:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1113a.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">EN</span> 1113a2 </a>, etc.;[ <span class="quote greek">γῆ] ἐπ’ ἄπειρον ἐρριζωμένη</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:1:20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:1:20/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Str.</span> 1.1.20 </a> ; also, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">indefinite,</span> <span class="quote greek">ὕλη</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Stoic.</span> 2.86 </span> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> in Trag., freq.of garments, etc., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">in which one is entangled past escape,</span> i.e. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">without outlet,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἀμφίβληστρον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1382" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1382/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 1382 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">χιτών</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:526" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:526/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 526 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὕφασμα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:25/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 25 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">endless,</span> i.e. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">circular,</span> <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. δακτύλιος</span> a simple hoop-ring, = <span class="ref greek">ἄλιθος</span> (<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:7:179" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:7.179/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Poll.</span> 7.179 </a>), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg031:207a:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg031:207a.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 207a2 </a>; cf. <span class="foreign greek">ἀπείρων</span> (B) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg031:1:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg031:1.3/canonical-url/"> 1.3 </a>. Adv. <span class="foreign greek">-ρως, θρυφθῆναι</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">into an infinite number of</span> fragments, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg036:899b:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg036:899b.16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 899b16 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}