ἄφραστος
ἄφραστ-ος,
ον,(
φράζω)
II). (
φράζομαι)
not perceived, unseen, h.Merc. 353 ;
not to be observed, known, or
guessed, A. Supp. 95 (lyr.);
incomprehensible, Orph. L. 46 ;
κατακρύπτει ἐς τὸ -ότατόν οἱ ἐφαίνετο εἶναι [χωρίον] the place
least likely to be thought of, Hdt. 5.92 .
δ/; unforeseen, A.R. 2.824 . Adv.
-τως beyond thought, S. El. 1262 (lyr.).
ShortDef
unutterable, inexpressible
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἄφραστος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αφραστος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-18486
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἄφραστ-ος</span>, <span class="itype greek">ον</span>,(<span class="etym greek">φράζω</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">unutterable, marvellous,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἄ. ἠδ’ ἀνόητα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg004.perseus-grc1:80" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg004.perseus-grc1:80/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">h.Merc.</span> 80 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">οὐδὲν -ότερον πέλεται νόου ἀνθρώποισιν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg003:5:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg003:5.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Epigr.</span> 5.2 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">πέδη</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1057" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1057/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 1057 </a> ; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">inexpressible,</span> <span class="quote greek">μέριμνα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:165" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:165/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 165 </a> codd.; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">too wonderful for words,</span> <span class="quote greek">φάτις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:694" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:694/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 694 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> (<span class="etym greek">φράζομαι</span>) <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">not perceived, unseen,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">h.Merc.</span> 353 </span>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">not to be observed, known,</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">guessed,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:95" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:95/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 95 </a> (lyr.); <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">incomprehensible,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0579.tlg003:46" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0579.tlg003:46/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Orph.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">L.</span> 46 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">κατακρύπτει ἐς τὸ -ότατόν οἱ ἐφαίνετο εἶναι [χωρίον</span>] the place <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">least likely to be thought of,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:92" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.92/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 5.92 </a>. <span class="quote greek">δ/;</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">unforeseen,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:824" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.824/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.R.</span> 2.824 </a> . Adv. <span class="quote greek">-τως</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">beyond thought,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1262" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1262/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 1262 </a> (lyr.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> Act., of persons, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">beside themselves,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg001:776" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg001:776/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 776 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">giving no sign,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2045.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:134" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2045.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9.134/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nonn.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">D.</span> 9.134 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2045.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22:82" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2045.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22.82/canonical-url/"> 22.82 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}