ἄλογος
ἄλογος,
ον,
A). without λόγος, hence,
II). unreasoning, ἡδονή, ὄχλος, etc.,
Pl. R. 591c ,
Ti. 42d , etc.;
τὰ ἄλογα brutes, animals, Democr. 164 ,
Pl. Prt. 321b ,
X. Hier. 7.3 ; esp.in late Greek,
ἄλογον, =
horse, POxy. 138.29 (
610 A.D.),
PGen. 14 (late).
2). not according to reason, irrational, ἄ. δόξα, opp.
ἡ μετὰ λόγου δ., Pl. Tht. 201c ;
ἀλόγῳ πάθει τὴν ἄ. συνασκεῖν αἴσθησιν, instinctive feeling, in appreciating works of art,
D.H. Lys. 11 ;
ἄ. πάθος Id. Comp. 23 .
3). contrary to reason, absurd, Th. 6.85 ,
Pl. Tht. 203d ;
unaccountable, unintelligible, Lys. 26.19 ;
unfit, unsuited to its end, Th. 1.32 ;
groundless, Plb. 3.15.9 ;
ἀηδία PRyl. 144.15 (
38 A.D.). Adv. most freq. in this sense,
Pl. R. 439d , etc.;
οὐκ ἀ. οὐδ’ ἀκαίρως Isoc. 15.10 : Sup.
-ώτατα Phld. Ir. p.44 W.
III). without reckoning:
1). not reckoned upon, unexpected, Th. 6.46 ( Comp.).
3). Act.,
not having paid one's reckoning, of an
ἐρανιστής, EM 70.31 .
2). in Rhythm,
irrational, of feet or syllables whose time-relations cannot be expressed by a simple ratio,
χορεῖος Aristox. Rhyth. 2.20 ;
ἄλογοι, sc.
συλλαβαί, D.H. Comp. 20 :—in Music,
ἄ. διαστήματα Plu. 2.1145d :—of the pulse,
unrhythmical, Herophil. ap.
Ruf. Syn.Puls. 4.3 .
ShortDef
speechless, unreasoning, irrational, unexpected
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἄλογος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αλογος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-4603
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἄλογος</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;">without</span> <span class="foreign greek">λόγος,</span> hence, </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>I).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">speechless,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:696e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:696e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 696e </a>. Adv. <span class="quote greek">-ως</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">without speech,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:131" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:131/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OC</span> 131 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg014.perseus-grc1:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg014.perseus-grc1:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 3.9 </a>:—<span class="foreign greek">ἄ. ἡμέρα,</span> = Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dies nefastus, on which no business may be done,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg046:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg046:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lex.</span> 9 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lacking in eloquence,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg002:6:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg002:6.12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ex.</span> 6.12 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">inexpressive,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:203a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:203a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tht.</span> 203a </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">unutterable,</span> = <span class="ref greek">ἄρρητος</span> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:262" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:262/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 262 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">unreasoning,</span> <span class="foreign greek">ἡδονή, ὄχλος,</span> etc., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:591c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:591c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 591c </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:42d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:42d/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ti.</span> 42d </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">τὰ ἄλογα</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">brutes, animals,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0161.tlg001:164" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0161.tlg001:164/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Democr.</span> 164 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg022:321b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg022:321b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Prt.</span> 321b </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg008.perseus-grc1:7:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg008.perseus-grc1:7.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hier.</span> 7.3 </a>; esp.in late Greek, <span class="foreign greek">ἄλογον, </span> = <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">horse,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">POxy.</span> 138.29 </span> (<span class="bibl"> 610 </span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.D.</span></span>), <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PGen.</span> 14 </span> (late). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">not according to reason, irrational,</span> <span class="foreign greek">ἄ. δόξα,</span> opp. <span class="foreign greek">ἡ μετὰ λόγου δ.,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:201c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:201c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tht.</span> 201c </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἀλόγῳ πάθει τὴν ἄ. συνασκεῖν αἴσθησιν,</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">instinctive</span> feeling, in appreciating works of art, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg003:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg003:11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lys.</span> 11 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἄ. πάθος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg012:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg012:23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Comp.</span> 23 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">contrary to reason, absurd,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:85" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.85/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 6.85 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:203d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:203d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tht.</span> 203d </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">unaccountable, unintelligible,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg026.perseus-grc1:19" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg026.perseus-grc1:19/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lys.</span> 26.19 </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">unfit, unsuited to its end,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:32" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.32/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 1.32 </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">groundless,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:15:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:15:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 3.15.9 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἀηδία</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PRyl.</span> 144.15 </span> (<span class="bibl"> 38 </span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.D.</span></span>). Adv. most freq. in this sense, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:439d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:439d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 439d </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">οὐκ ἀ. οὐδ’ ἀκαίρως</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg019.perseus-grc1:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg019.perseus-grc1:10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 15.10 </a> : Sup. <span class="quote greek">-ώτατα</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phld.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ir.</span> p.44 </span> W. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">without reckoning:</span> </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>1).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">not reckoned upon, unexpected,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:46" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.46/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 6.46 </a> ( Comp.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">not counted, null and void,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἡμέραι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg004:6:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg004:6.12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 6.12 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> Act., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">not having paid one\'s reckoning,</span> of an <span class="foreign greek">ἐρανιστής,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4099.tlg001:70:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4099.tlg001:70.31/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">EM</span> 70.31 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>IV).</strong></span> of magnitudes, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">incommensurable,</span> <span class="foreign greek">περὶ ἀλόγων γραμμῶν,</span> title of work by <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Democr.</span></span>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg001:76b:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg001:76b.9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">APo.</span> 76b9 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg019:968b:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg019:968b.18/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">LI</span> 968b18 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1799.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1799.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Euc.</span> 10 </a>.<span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Def.</span> 10 </span>, etc. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> in Rhythm, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">irrational,</span> of feet or syllables whose time-relations cannot be expressed by a simple ratio, <span class="quote greek">χορεῖος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0088.tlg002:2:20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0088.tlg002:2.20/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aristox.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rhyth.</span> 2.20 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἄλογοι,</span> sc. <span class="foreign greek">συλλαβαί,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg012:20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg012:20/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Comp.</span> 20 </a>:—in Music, <span class="quote greek">ἄ. διαστήματα</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.1145d </span> :—of the pulse, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">unrhythmical,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Herophil.</span> </span> ap.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0564.tlg007:4:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0564.tlg007:4.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ruf.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Syn.Puls.</span> 4.3 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}