ἀθέσφατος
ἀθέσφατος, beyond even a god’s power to express: ineffable, aweful
- beyond even a godʼs power to express, unutterable: or not according to a godʼs utterance, unblest, portentous, awful, ὄμβρος, θάλασσα, νύξ, Il. 3.4, Od. 7.273, 11.373; vast, ἀ. οἶνος, σῖτος, Od. 11.61, 13.244; βόες 20.211; of great beauty, ὕμνος Hes. Op. 662; φρὴν ἱερὴ καὶ ἀ. Emp. 134.4.—Once in Trag., ἀ. θέα E. IA 232 (lyr.).
inexpresable por su cantidad
ὄμβρος
βόες
φῦλα ἀνθρώπων
οἶνος
σῖτος
ὄλβος
βοῶν ὄνθος
θάλασσα
γαῖα
ἤπειρος
κύκλος
πώεα λίμνης
• inefable, maravilloso, indescriptible por su belleza
ὕμνος
θέα
ὄψ
(de Tifeo)νύξ
φρὴν ἱερὴ καὶ ἀ.
• neutr. como adv.
βυσσόθεν ἐστενάχιζεν ἀθέσφατον
• prob. indecible por no hacerse público antes de su muerte (en alusión a Virgilio)
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-ον [app. ἀ-1 + θέσφατος.]
Thus, not suited to the utterance of a (beneficent) god; hence, portentous, terrible, terrifying: ὄμβρον Il. 3.4, Il. 10.6: ὤρινε θάλασσαν ἀθέσφατον (so that it became . . . ) Od. 7.273.
Of winter nights, endless Od. 11.373, Od. 15.392.
Unlimited in amount: σῖτος Od. 13.244.– In number Od. 20.211.
Excessive in amount: οἶνος Od. 11.61.
- beyond even a godʼs power to express: ineffable, aweful, ὄμβρος, θάλασσα, νύξ Hom.; also marvellous in quantity, ἀθ. οἶνος, σῖτος, βόες Od.