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ἀνώδυνος

ἀνώδυνος, free from pain

ἀνώδῠν-ος, ον, (ὀδύνη)
  • free from pain, οἰδήματα Hp. Prog. 7, cf. D.Chr. 32.57; τὸ ἓν ἀ. καὶ ἀνάλγητον Arist. Xen. 974a19; of persons, S. Ph. 883; -ώτερος γίγνεσθαι suffer less pain, Hp. Prorrh. 2.7; τὸ ἀνώδυνον, = ἀνωδυνία, Plu. Cons.Apoll. 2.102d. Adv. ἀνωδύνως, τίκτεσθαι Hp. Coac. 527, cf. Plu. Cic. 2; ἰᾶσθαι D.Chr. 41.9: Sup. -ώτατα Hp. Acut. 4.
      • 2 causing no pain, harmless, τὸ μὴ φρονεῖν γὰρ κάρτʼ ἀ. κακόν S. Aj. 554b; ἁμάρτημα ἢ αἶσχος ἀ., definition of τὸ γελοῖον, Arist. Po. 1449a35. Adv. -ως, ἰάσασθαι τὴν πατρίδα Plu. Cleom. 10.
    • II Act., allaying pain, Hp. Aph. 5.22, Dsc. 4.68 (Comp. and Sup.); φάρμακον ἀ. anodyne, Plu. QConv. 2.614c:—the epitaph of a physician in IG 14.1879 combines both signfs., πολλούς τε σώσας φαρμάκοις ἀνωδύνοις, ἀνώδυνον τὸ σῶμα νῦν ἔχει θανών.

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