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ἀμαθής

ἀμαθής, ἀμαθής, ἀμαθές, ignorant, stupid

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ἀμαθεστάτη feminine nominative singular superlative, feminine vocative singular superlative of ἀμαθής

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ἀμαθ-ής, ές, (μαθεῖν)
  • ignorant, stupid, Hdt. 1.33, Democr. 169, etc.; ἔθνεα ἀμαθέστατα Hdt. 4.46; ἀνὴρ πένης, εἰ καὶ γένοιτο μὴ ἀ. E. Supp. 421, al., Ar. Nu. 135; ἀ. καὶ βδελυρός Id. Eq. 193; ἀμαθεστάτους πάντων ἀνθρώπων And. 2.2; ἀ. τὴν [ἐκείνων] ἀμαθίαν Pl. Ap. 22e; opp. δεξιός, Th. 3.82; of animals, such as wild boars, unmanageable, θυμώδη καὶ ἀ. Arist. HA 488b14: c. gen. rei, without knowledge of a thing, unlearned in it, -έστερος τοῦ καλοῦ E. Or. 417; λῃστείας Th. 4.41, cf. 3.37; ἀ. περί τινος Pl. Erx. 394e; τι La. 194d; πρός τι Lg. 679d. Adv. -θῶς ignorantly, through ignorance, ἥμαρτον E. Ph. 874: Comp. -έστερον, τῶν νόμων ὑπεροψίας παιδεύεσθαι to be educated with too little learning to despise the laws, Th. 1.84; -έστερόν πως εἰπὲ καὶ σαφέστερον less learnedly, Ar. Ra. 1445.
        • b of moral defects, unfeeling, inhuman, ἀ. τις εἶ θεός E. HF 347.
      • 2 of things, ἀ. παρρησία boorish freedom of speech, E. Or. 905; ἀ. ῥώμη brute force, Id. Fr. 732; ἀ. δύναμις Plu. Demetr. 42; ἀ. φρόνημα barbarous pride, E. Heracl. 459.
    • II not heard of, unknown, ἀ. ἔρρει E. Ion 916. Adv. ἀμαθῶς, χωρῆσαι, of events, to take an unforeseen course, Th. 1.140.

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