ἄπορος
ἄπορος
without passage, and so:
of places, impassable, pathless, trackless, Xen., etc.
of circumstances, hard to see oneʼs way through, impracticable, very difficult, Hdt., Attic: ἄπορα, τά, straits, difficulties, Hdt., Xen.; so, εἰς ἄπορον ἥκειν, πίπτειν Eur., Ar.; ἐν ἀπόρωι εἶναι at a loss, Thuc.:—comp., ἀπορώτερος more difficult, Ar.
hard to get, scarce, Plat.
of persons, hard to deal with, impracticable, unmanageable, Hdt., Plat.: c. inf., ἄπ. προσμίσγειν, προσφέρεσθαι impossible to have any dealings with, Hdt.: so, absol., ἄνεμος ἄπ. Hdt.
without means or resources, at a loss, helpless, Soph., etc.; ἄπορος ἐπὶ φρόνιμα, ἐπʼ οὐδέν Soph.; of soldiers, οἱ ἀπορώτατοι the most helpless, worst equipt, Thuc.
poor, needy, Lat. inops, Thuc., Plat.
adv. 3 ἀπόρως, ἀπ. ἔχει μοι I am at a loss, Eur.: comp. -ώτερον, Thuc.
Headword (normalized):
ἄπορος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
απορος
Intro Text:
ἄπορος
without passage, and so:
of places, impassable, pathless, trackless, Xen., etc.
of circumstances, hard to see oneʼs way through, impracticable, very difficult, Hdt., Attic: ἄπορα, τά, straits, difficulties, Hdt., Xen.; so, εἰς ἄπορον ἥκειν, πίπτειν Eur., Ar.; ἐν ἀπόρωι εἶναι at a loss, Thuc.:—comp., ἀπορώτερος more difficult, Ar.
hard to get, scarce, Plat.
of persons, hard to deal with, impracticable, unmanageable, Hdt., Plat.: c. inf., ἄπ. προσμίσγειν, προσφέρεσθαι impossible to have any dealings with, Hdt.: so, absol., ἄνεμος ἄπ. Hdt.
without means or resources, at a loss, helpless, Soph., etc.; ἄπορος ἐπὶ φρόνιμα, ἐπʼ οὐδέν Soph.; of soldiers, οἱ ἀπορώτατοι the most helpless, worst equipt, Thuc.
poor, needy, Lat. inops, Thuc., Plat.
adv. 3 ἀπόρως, ἀπ. ἔχει μοι I am at a loss, Eur.: comp. -ώτερον, Thuc.
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