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ἄθυμος

ἄθυμος, ἄθυμος, discouraged, spiritless

ἄθῡμος, ον,
  • fainthearted, spiritless, once in Hom., ἀσκελέες καὶ ἄ. Od. 10.463; κακὸς καὶ ἄ. Hdt. 7.11; οὐ τοῖς ἀ. ἡ τύχη ξυλλαμβάνει S. Fr. 927, cf. OT 319; of nations, opp. ἔνθυμος, Arist. Pol. 1327b28: Comp. -ότερος Men. 405.2; ἄ. εἶναι πρός τι to have little heart for it, X. An. 1.4.9. Adv. ἀθύμως, ἔχειν πρός τι Id. HG 4.5.4, cf. Isoc. 3.58; ἀθύμως διάγειν X. Cyr. 3.1.24; ἀθύμως πονεῖν to work without spirit, Id. Oec. 21.5; ὁδοὺς ἀ. τιθέντες discouraging their marches, A. Eu. 770.
      • 2 without anger or passion, Pl. R. 411b, Lg. 888a.

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