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ἀτελής

ἀτελής, without end

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ἀτελεῖς masculine accusative plural, feminine accusative plural, masculine nominative plural, masculine vocative plural, feminine nominative plural, feminine vocative plural of ἀτελής

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ἀτελής, ές,
  • without end, i.e.,
      • 1 not brought to an end or issue, unaccomplished, τῷ κε καὶ οὐκ ἀ. θάνατος μνηστῆρσι γένοιτο Od. 17.546; εἰρήνη ἐγένετο ἀ. the peace was not brought about, X. HG 4.8.15; τὰ μὲν λελεγμένα ἄρρητʼ ἐγώ σοι κἀτελῆ φυλάξομαι unaccomplished, i.e. harmless, S. El. 1012.
      • 2 incomplete, unfinished, ἀτελῆ σοφίας καρπὸν δρέπειν Pi. Fr. 209; ἀτελεῖ τῇ νίκῃ . . ἀνέστησαν Th. 8.27; of a building, ib. 40; without end or purpose, ἡ φύσις οὐθὲν . . ἀτελὲς ποιεῖ Arist. Pol. 1256b21.
      • 3 inchoate, imperfect, of growth, Hp. Art. 41 (Comp.); ᾠὰ ἀ. Arist. GA 733a2; ζῷα ib. 774b5; πολῖται ἀ., of minors, Id. Pol. 1275a17; ἀ. συλλογισμός Id. APr. 24a13; ἀ. ποιεῖν τινά castrate, Luc. Syr.D. 20: Comp. -έστερος less highly developed, Phlp. in Ph. 898.29. Adv. -λῶς incompletely, Arist. Pol. 1275a13, dub. in Plu. Tranq. 2.472f.
      • 4 never-ending, Δαναΐδων ὑδρεῖαι ἀ. Pl. Ax. 371e.
      • 5 indeterminate, Id. Phlb. 24b; τὸ μὲν ἄπειρον ἀ. ἡ δὲ φύσις ἀεὶ ζητεῖ τέλος Arist. GA 715b14, cf. Pol. 1256b21.
    • II Act., not bringing to an end, not accomplishing oneʼs purpose, ineffectual, ἀτελεῖ νόῳ Pi. N. 3.42; of persons, ἀποπέμπειν τινά Pl. Smp. 179d; ἀ. περὶ τὸ κρίνειν imperfectly fitted for . ., Arist. Pol. 1281b38; ἀ. εἴς τι Ph. 2.417: c. inf., unable to do effectually, ἄκυρος καὶ ἀ. σῶσαι And. 4.9; invalid, δίκα Michel 196 (Elis).
      • 2 not giving accomplishment to a thing, μαντεύμασι Pi. P. 5.62.
    • III (τέλος IV) free from tax or tribute, Hdt. 2.168, 3.91, Lys. 32.24: c. gen., ἀ. τῶν ἄλλων free from all other taxes, Hdt. 1.192; καρπῶν ἀ. free from tithe on produce, Id. 6.46; exempt, λῃτουργιῶν D. 21.155; στρατείας ib. 166, cf. IG 2(2).1132.12, Arist. Pol. 1270b4; τοῦ ἄλλου (sc. φόρου) IG 1.40; μετοικίου ib. 2.121.
        • b of things, untaxed, ἀ. τὸν σῖτον ἐξάγειν D. 34.36; ὅσα οἱ νόμοι ἀ. πεποιήκασιν Id. 42.18.
      • 2 of sums, without deduction, nett, ὀβολὸς ἀ. an obol clear gain, X. Vect. 4.14 sq.; τριάκοντα μνᾶς ἀτελεῖς ἐλάμβανε τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ D. 27.9.
      • 3 not costly, S. Fr. 268, Amphis 29, Paus.Gr. Fr. 305.
    • IV (τέλος v) uninitiated, c. gen., ἱερῶν h.Cer. 481; ἀ. τῆς θέας Pl. Phdr. 248b; prob. unmarried, Tab.Defix.Aud. 68a: metaph., ἔρημον καὶ ἀ. φιλοσοφίαν λείπειν Pl. R. 495c.

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