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Ἀπιακός
ἀπιάλλω
ἀπίαλος
ἀπιάπτω
ἀπίαστος
ἀπιᾶτον
ἀπιδέα
ἀπίδιον
Ἀπιεῖον
ἀπίεστος
ἀπίθανος
ἀπιθανότης
ἀπιθέω
ἀπιθής
ἀπιθύνω
ἀπικμάω
ἄπικρος
ἀπικρόχολος
ἀπίλητος
ἀπίλλω
ἀπίμελος
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ἀπίθανος
ἀπίθᾰνος [ῐ], ον,
A). incredible, unlikely, Pl. Lg. 663e , Arist. Po. 1461b12 ; φαντασίαι Stoic. 2.25 : Comp. ἔτι -ώτερον εἰ .. Str. 1.2.22 .
2). of persons, not to be trusted or relied on, πρός τι in a matter, Aeschin. 2.3 .
b). unpersuaded, unconvinced, ἀ. ἂν εἴη Pl. Prm. 133c .
II). not having confidence to do a thing, c. inf., Plu. Nic. 3 .
III). not persuasive, unconvincing, λόγος Pl. Phdr. 265b , cf. Arist. Rh. 1406b14 , 1408b22 ; ὁρίζειν τὸν ἀριθμὸν ἀπίθανον Ael. Tact. 8.1 ; ἀ. λέγειν, of persons, Plu. 2.812e , cf. 819c ; ἀ. ζωγράφος Luc. Ind. 22 ; ἀ. ἐν τῇ ὑποκρίσει Id. Pseudol. 16 . Adv. -νως not persuasively, coarsely, rudely, Isoc. 5.26 , D.H. Lys. 17 , Epicur. Ep. 2p.35U. , etc.


ShortDef

not winning belief, incredible, unlikely, improbable

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Headword:
ἀπίθανος
Headword (normalized):
ἀπίθανος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
απιθανος
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-12109
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἀπίθᾰνος</span> <span class="pron greek">[ῐ]</span>, <span class="itype greek">ον</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">incredible, unlikely,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:663e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:663e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 663e </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg034.perseus-grc1:1461b:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg034.perseus-grc1:1461b.12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Po.</span> 1461b12 </a>; <span class="quote greek">φαντασίαι</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Stoic.</span> 2.25 </span> : Comp. <span class="quote greek">ἔτι -ώτερον εἰ ..</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:2:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:2:22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Str.</span> 1.2.22 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> of persons, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">not to be trusted</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">relied on,</span> <span class="foreign greek">πρός τι</span> in a matter, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0026.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0026.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aeschin.</span> 2.3 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">unpersuaded, unconvinced,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἀ. ἂν εἴη</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg009:133c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg009:133c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Prm.</span> 133c </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">not having confidence</span> to do a thing, c. inf., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg038:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg038:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nic.</span> 3 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">not persuasive, unconvincing,</span> <span class="quote greek">λόγος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:265b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:265b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phdr.</span> 265b </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg038.perseus-grc1:1406b:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg038.perseus-grc1:1406b.14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> 1406b14 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg038.perseus-grc1:1408b:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg038.perseus-grc1:1408b.22/canonical-url/"> 1408b22 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ὁρίζειν τὸν ἀριθμὸν ἀπίθανον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0546.tlg001:8:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0546.tlg001:8.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ael.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tact.</span> 8.1 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἀ. λέγειν,</span> of persons, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.812e </span>, cf. <span class="bibl"> 819c </span>; <span class="quote greek">ἀ. ζωγράφος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg028:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg028:22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ind.</span> 22 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἀ. ἐν τῇ ὑποκρίσει</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg049:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg049:16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pseudol.</span> 16 </a> . Adv. <span class="quote greek">-νως</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">not persuasively, coarsely, rudely,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg020.perseus-grc1:26" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg020.perseus-grc1:26/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 5.26 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg003:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg003:17/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lys.</span> 17 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0537.tlg006:2p.35U" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0537.tlg006:2p.35U/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Epicur.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.</span> 2p.35U. </a>, etc.</div> </div><br><br>'}