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ἀπαθής

ἀπαθής, not suffering

ἀπᾰθής, ές,
  • not suffering or having suffered, c. gen., ἀ. ἔργων αἰσχρῶν Thgn. 1177; κακῶν Hdt. 1.32, 2.119, X. An. 7.7.33, etc.; ἀεικείης Hdt. 3.160; τῶν σεισμῶν τοῦ σώματος Pl. Phlb. 33e; νόσων D. 60.33, etc.; but also, without experience of, πόνων Hdt. 6.12; καλῶν μεγάλων Id. 1.207: abs., A. Pers. 862 (lyr.), Th. 1.26; πρός τινος Pi. P. 4.297; χάριν ἴσθι ἐὼν ἀ. be grateful for going unpunished, Hdt. 9.79: generally, unaffected, τὸ οἰκεῖον ὑπὸ τοῦ οἰκείου ἐστὶν ἀ. Arist. Pr. 872a11, cf. Thphr. Ign. 42; πρός τι Plu. Alc. 13, etc.: c. dat. modi, Luc. Nav. 44.
        • b Medic., of organs, unaffected, sound, μόρια Aret. SD 1.7, cf. Gal. 5.122; τὰ ἀπαθῆ τῶν ᾠῶν good eggs, Alex.Aphr. Pr. 2.76.
    • II without passion or feeling, insensible, free from emotion, Arist. Top. 125b23, cf. Rh. 1378a5, 1383a28, Stoic. 3.109, al., Pers.Stoic. 1.99; of the Cynics, Polystr. p.20 W.; unmoved by . ., τινός Phld. Acad. Ind. p.51 M. Adv. -θῶς, ἔχειν Plu. Sol. 20: Comp. -έστερον Plot. 3.6.9: Sup. -ἐστατα Longin. 41.1.
      • 2 of things, not liable to change, impassive, Arist. Metaph. 1019a31, al.; ἀ. αἱ ἰδέαι Id. Top. 148a20, cf. Metaph. 991b26; Ἀναξαγόρας τὸν νοῦν ἀ. φάσκων Id. Ph. 256b25; ὁ δὲ νοῦς ἴσως θειότερόν τι καὶ ἀπαθές ἐστιν Id. de An. 408b29, cf. 430a18; οὐσία ἀσώματος καὶ ἀ. Plu. Amat. 2.765a; ἀ. ὑπὸ τῶν πολλῶν unaffected by the many, Dam. Pr. 60.
      • 3 Medic., unaffected by disease, healthy, περιταμὼν ἄχρι τῶν ἀπαθῶν Gal. 5.122, cf. Antyll. ap. Orib. 44.23.13.
    • III exciting no feeling, Arist. Po. 1453b39; τὰ ἀπαθῆ unemotional topics, Id. Fr. 134.
    • IV Gramm., not modified, of uncontracted verbs, Theodos. Can. p.36 H.; of patronymics, Eust. 13.17; in Metric, free from metrical licences, Ps.-Plu. Metr. p.472 B.
    • V ἀπαθῆ, τὰ μὴ ὡς ἀληθῶς γεγονότα πάθη Antipho Soph. fr. 5.

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