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ἀσύστατος

ἀσύστατος, having no cohesion

ἀσύ-στᾰτος, Att. ἀξ-, ον, (συνίσταμαι)
  • not solidified, γῆ ἀ. ὑπὸ βίας Pl. Ti. 61a; not cohesive, ὕδωρ Plu. Frig. 2.949b, etc.; τὸ ἀ. want of cohesion, ib. QConv. 697a; γάλα ἀ. εἰς τυρόν that will not curdle, Aret. CD 1.13.
      • 2 unformed, ἔμβρυα Antyll. ap. Orib. 6.31.5: metaph., incoherent, of Aeschylus, Ar. Nu. 1367.
      • 3 that cannot be composed, incurable, ἄλγος A. Ag. 1467 (lyr.).
      • 4 incapable of subsistence, ἀ. καὶ ἀνύπαρκτος Stoic. 3.91; τὰ ἀ. Hermog. Stat. 1.
      • 5 Gramm., irregular, inadmissible, A.D. Pron. 55.11, al.
      • 6 chaotic, confused, Plu. An.procr. 2.1025a.
      • 7 of self-evident propositions, incapable of proof (cf. σύστασις), Alex.Aphr. in Top. 84.8.
      • 8 of legal status, not determined, POxy. 1680.11 (iii/iv A. D.).

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