εἰκαῖος
εἰκαῖος,
α,
ον,(
εἰκῇ)
A). without aim or purpose,
2). of persons,
rash, hasty,
Plb. 7.7.5 , etc.;
οἱ πολλοὶ καὶ εἰ. Cebes
12 ;
τὸ εἰ. PRyl. 235.12 (ii A. D.).
ShortDef
random, purposeless
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Headword (normalized):
εἰκαῖος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
εικαιος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-30921
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">εἰκαῖος</span>, <span class="itype greek">α</span>, <span class="itype greek">ον</span>,(<span class="etym greek">εἰκῇ</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">without aim</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">purpose</span>, </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>1).</strong></span> of things, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">random, purposeless</span>, <span class="quote greek">τίκτει γὰρ οὐδὲν ἐσθλὸν εἰκαία σχολή</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:308" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:308/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 308 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ὡς εἰκαῖον ὄν</span> as being <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">useless</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg017:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg017:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">JConf.</span> 6 </a>; <span class="quote greek">εἰ. διήγημα</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">J.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">BJProoem.</span> 1 </span> . Adv.-<span class="itype greek">ως</span> <span class="foreign greek">, δοξάζειν</span> cj. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0537.tlg006:1p.30U" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0537.tlg006:1p.30U/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Epicur.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.</span> 1p.30U. </a>, cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Diotog.</span> </span> ap. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Stob.</span> 4.1.96 </span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0004.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:128" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0004.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.128/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.L.</span> 2.128 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4036.tlg009:p.26" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4036.tlg009:p.26/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Procl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">in Cra.</span> p.26 </a> P.: Comp.-<span class="itype greek">ότερον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0544.tlg002:1:276" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0544.tlg002:1.276/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">M.</span> 1.276 </a>: neut. pl. as Adv., <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lyc.</span> 748 </span>. </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;">rash, hasty</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:7:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:7:5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 7.7.5 </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">οἱ πολλοὶ καὶ εἰ.</span> Cebes <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12/canonical-url/"> 12 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τὸ εἰ.</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PRyl.</span> 235.12 </span> (ii A. D.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ordinary, casual</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg004.perseus-grc1:2:10:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg004.perseus-grc1:2:10:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">J.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">BJ</span> 2.10.2 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0061.tlg002:33" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0061.tlg002:33/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Am.</span> 33 </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">taken at random</span>, <span class="quote greek">ξύλα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2023.tlg003:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2023.tlg003:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Iamb.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Comm.Math.</span> 4 </a> ; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">careless</span>, <span class="quote greek">σφίξις</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Heliod.</span> </span> ap. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0722.tlg001:50:9:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0722.tlg001:50:9:10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Orib.</span> 50.9.10 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}