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ἀνόητος

ἀνόητος, ἀνόητος ον, foolish (adjective)

ἀνό-ητος, ον,
  • not thought on, unheard of, ἄφραστʼ ἠδʼ ἀνόητα h.Merc. 80.
      • 2 not within the province of thought, νοήματα ὄντα ἀνόητα εἶναι Pl. Prm. 132c; not the object of thought, unthinkable, Plot. 5.3.6 and 10. Adv. -τως without discursive thought, of vision, βλέψαι ἀ. Id. 6.7.16.
    • II Act., not understanding, unintelligent, senseless, silly, Hdt. 1.87, 8.24; ὦ ἀνόητοι oh fools! Ar. Lys. 572; ὦνόητε Id. V. 252; opp. προνοητικός, X. Mem. 1.3.9: Comp. -ότερος Luc. Peregr. 33; τὸ ἀ., opp. τὸ νοῦν ἔχον, Pl. Ti. 30b; τῷ θνητῷ καὶ ἀ. Id. Phd. 80b; τὸ ἀ. [τῆς ψυχῆς] Id. R. 605b, etc.:—of animals, τὸ τῶν προβάτων ἦθος εὔηθες καὶ ἀ. Arist. HA 610b23, cf. 622a3.
        • b c. gen., not understanding, θεοῦ Max.Tyr. 41.5; τῆς φωνῆς Luc. Asin. 44, cf. Ecphant. ap. Stob. 4.7.64.
      • 2 of acts, thoughts, etc., ἀ. γνῶμαι S. Aj. 162 (lyr.); δόξαι Pl. Phlb. 12d; εὐχειρίη Hp. Art. 35; ἀ. καὶ κενόν Ar. Ra. 530; οἴνου . . καὶ τῶν ἄλλων ἀνοήτων and all other follies, Id. Nu. 417.
        • b without mind, ἀνόητα καὶ ἄνευ ζωῆς Plot. 5.5.1.
    • III Adv. -τως Ar. Lys. 518, Pl. R. 336e, etc.; ἀ. διακεῖσθαι Lys. 10.4: Sup. -ότατα D.C. 44.35:—also ἀνο-ητεί, AB 1327, An.Ox. 2.313.

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