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ἀόριστος

ἀόριστος, without boundaries

ἀόριστ-ος, ον,
  • without boundaries, debatable, γῆ Th. 1.139.
      • 2 limitless, ὀρέξεις, φόβοι, ἐπιθυμίαι, Epicur. Fr. 202, 203.
    • II indeterminate, Pl. Lg. 643d, Arist. Metaph. 1087a17, al.; οὐδὲν ἀνεξέταστον οὐδʼ ἀ. D. 4.36; ἄτακτα, ἀδιόρθωτα, ἀόρισθʼ ἅπαντα ibid.; ἀ. ἀξιώματα indefinite propositions, Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.5, al.; ἀ. καὶ κρίσεως προσδεόμενον, opp. ὡρισμένον, Epicur. Nat. p.31 G.; ἀ. [ἄρχων] one who holds office without limit of time, Arist. Pol. 1275a26; uncertain, ζωῆς τελευτή AP 9.499: Comp. πρόληψις Phld. Rh. 2.189S., cf. Plot. 3.9.2. Adv. -τως Pl. Lg. 916e, Arist. Cat. 8b9, al.
      • 2 ἀ. ὄνομα or ῥῆμα an indefinite term, as οὐκ-ἄνθρωπος Id. Int. 16a32, 16b14; of pronouns, A.D. Pron. 7.1, al.
      • 3 ὁ ἀ. (sc. χρόνος) the aorist tense, D.T. 638.24, A.D. Synt. 276.5, al.

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