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ἀμελέω
ἀμελέω ἀμελής to have no care for, be neglectful of, c. gen., Hom., Hdt., etc. absol. to be careless, heedless, negligent, Hes., etc.; τὸ μἀμελεῖν (crasis for μὴ ἀμελεῖν) carefulness, Aesch. c. acc. et part. to overlook, and so to let, allow, suffer, παῖδας θνήσκοντας ἀμελεῖ he lets them die, Eur.:—Xen. has gen. in same sense. c. inf. to neglect to do, Hdt., Plat. Pass. to be slighted, overlooked, Soph., etc.; οἱ ἠμελημένοι ἄνθρωποι Thuc.:—adv. ἠμελημένως, carelessly, Xen.

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to have no care for, be neglectful of

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ἀμελέω
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ἀμελέω
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αμελεω
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ἀμελέω ἀμελής to have no care for, be neglectful of, c. gen., Hom., Hdt., etc. absol. to be careless, heedless, negligent, Hes., etc.; τὸ μἀμελεῖν (crasis for μὴ ἀμελεῖν) carefulness, Aesch. c. acc. et part. to overlook, and so to let, allow, suffer, παῖδας θνήσκοντας ἀμελεῖ he lets them die, Eur.:—Xen. has gen. in same sense. c. inf. to neglect to do, Hdt., Plat. Pass. to be slighted, overlooked, Soph., etc.; οἱ ἠμελημένοι ἄνθρωποι Thuc.:—adv. ἠμελημένως, carelessly, Xen.
IDX:
1726
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n1726
Key:
a)mele/w

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