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ἀδιάφορος

ἀδιάφορος, not different

ἀδιά-φορος, ον,
  • not different, Arist. Rh. 1373a33; τοῖς ὁμοίοις καὶ ἀ. Id. Cael. 310b5; indistinguishable, ὅμοιον καὶ ἀ. Epicur. Nat. 15 G.
      • 2 in Logic, ἀδιάφορα, τά, individual objects, as having no logical differentia, ἀ. ὧν ἀδιαίρετον τὸ εἶδος Arist. Metaph. 1016a18; ἀ. εἴδει Top. 121b15; κατὰ τὸ εἶδος ib. 103a11.
      • 3 undiscriminating, ὀνομασία Epicur. Nat. 14.10.
    • II indifferent; in Stoic philosophy, τὰ ἀ. things neither good nor bad, Zeno Stoic. 1.47,48, cf. Cic. Fin. 3.16.53, Epict. Ench. 32, etc., cf. S.E. P. 3.177 sq.: Sup., Phld. Rh. 1.129 S. Adv. -ρως, ἔχειν to be indifferent, of the moral agent, Aristo Stoic. 1.79.
    • III in metre, common, Heph. 4, cf. Sch.Pi. p.15 Böckh.
    • IV of persons, making no distinction, πρὸς πάντα ξένον καὶ δημότην Dicaearch. 1.14.
      • 2 steadfast, unwearying, Ant.Lib. 41.2.
    • V Math., negligible, πρός τι Procl. Hyp. 4.61; ἀ. πρὸς αἴσθησιν not differing sensibly, Aristarch.Sam. 4. Adv., Hipparch. 3.5.7.
    • VI Adv. -ρως without discrimination, D.H. Dem. 56, S.E. P. 3.225.

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