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ἀσήμαντος

ἀσήμαντος, without leader

ἀσήμ-αντος, ον,
  • without leader or shepherd, μήλοισιν ἀσημάντοισιν ἐπελθών Il. 10.485, cf. Tryph. 616; δόμος Opp. H. 3.361.
    • II unsealed, unmarked, Hdt. 2.38, Pl. Lg. 954a, Hyp. Fr. 4; = ἀφύλακτος, Hsch.
      • 2 giving no sign: hence, unseen, unknown, Nonn. D. 3.95, 5.232; unintelligible, ἔπεα ib. 10.31.
    • III ἀσήμαντοι τούτου ὃ . . σῶμα ὀνομάζομεν not entombed in this, which we call body, Pl. Phdr. 250c, with play on signf. II.1, cf. Dam. Pr. 161.
    • IV uncoined, χρυσὸς καὶ ἄργυρος App. Hisp. 23, Pun. 66.
    • V Act., opp. σημαντικός, without significance, λέξις Diog.Bab.Stoic. 3.213; φωνή Plu. An.procr. 2.1026a. Adv. -τως Paul.Aeg. 3.15.

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