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ἄλογος

ἄλογος, ἄλογος, ἄλογον, unreasoning, unreasonable, irrational

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ἀλογώτατον masculine accusative singular superlative, neuter nominative singular superlative, neuter vocative singular superlative, neuter accusative singular superlative of ἄλογος

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ἄλογος, ον,
  • without λόγος, hence,
    • I speechless, Pl. Lg. 696e. Adv. -ως without speech, S. OC 131, Isoc. 3.9:—ἄ. ἡμέρα, = Lat. dies nefastus, on which no business may be done, Luc. Lex. 9.
        • b lacking in eloquence, LXX Ex. 6.12.
      • 2 inexpressive, Pl. Tht. 203a; unutterable, = ἄρρητος, S. Fr. 262.
    • 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, τό, = 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. οὐδʼ ἀκαίρως Isoc. 15.10: Sup. -ώτατα Phld. Ir. p.44 W.
    • III without reckoning:
      • 1 not reckoned upon, unexpected, Th. 6.46 (Comp.).
      • 2 not counted, null and void, ἡμέραι LXX Nu. 6.12.
      • 3 Act., not having paid oneʼs reckoning, of an ἐρανιστής, EM 70.31.
    • IV of magnitudes, incommensurable, περὶ ἀλόγων γραμμῶν, title of work by Democr., cf. Arist. APo. 76b9, LI 968b18, Euc. 10.Def. 10, etc.
      • 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. Mus. 2.1145d:—of the pulse, unrhythmical, Herophil. ap. Ruf. Syn.Puls. 4.3.

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