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ἀφειδής

ἀφειδής, unsparing

ἀφειδ-ής, ές, (φείδομαι)
  • not sparing of, νεῶν καὶ πεισμάτων A. Ag. 195 (lyr.); ἀ. δείματος lightly regarding it, A.R. 4.1252; ἀ. πρὸς τὸν ἔρωτα Call. Epigr. 46.7 Pf.: Sup. -έστατοι, τῶν ἀγαθῶν D.Chr. 1.24.
      • 2 of things, ἀ. ὁ κατάπλους καθεστήκει the landing was made without regard to cost or risk, Th. 4.26; not spared, lavishly bestowed, χρυσός Call. Cer. 128; δῶρα AP 11.59 (Maced.).
    • II Adv. -δῶς, Aeol. and Ion. -δέως Alc. 34, Hdt. 1.163, al., Ep. -δείως A.R. 3.897:—freely, lavishly, Alc. l.c.; διδόναι Hdt. l.c., D. 18.88; ἀ. ἀπιέναι τὰ τοξεύματα Hdt. 9.61: Comp. -έστερον, ταῖς λέξεσι χρῆσθαι Hermog. Id. 2.11; unsparingly, ὁρμῆσαι πρὸς τὸν πόλεμον D. 11.2.
      • 2 without mercy, κατακόψαι Hdt. 1.207; φονεύειν Id. 9.39; χρώμενον Democr. 159; κολαζόντων ἀφειδέστερον ἢ ὡς δεσπόται, -έστατα τιμωρεῖν, X. Cyr. 4.2.47, An. 1.9.13; ἀ. ἔχειν ἑαυτῶν Arist. Pol. 1315a29, cf. Paus. 4.4.8.

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