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ἄπιστος

ἄπιστος, not to be trusted

ἄπιστος, ον,
    • I Pass., not to be trusted, and so:
      • 1 of persons and their acts, not trusty, faithless, ὑπερφίαλοι καὶ ἄ. Il. 3.106; θεοῖσίν τʼ ἐχθρὲ καὶ ἀνθρώποισιν ἄπιστε Thgn. 601; ἄ. ὡς γυναικεῖον γένος E. IT 1298; ἄ. ληίστορες Sammelb. 4309.14 (iii B.C.); δολοπλοκίαι Thgn. 226; ἄ. ποιεῖν τινά mistrusted, Hdt. 8.22, cf. 9.98; τὰ ἑαυτοῦ πιστὰ ἀ. ποιεῖν X. An. 2.4.7; ἄπιστος ἑταιρείας λιμήν S. Aj. 683; θράσει ἀ. ἐπαιρόμενος by untrustworthy, groundless confidence, Th. 1.120; shifty, unreliable, Pl. Lg. 775d.
      • 2 of reports and the like, incredible, dub. in Archil. 74.5, cf. Pi. O. 1.31, Hdt. 3.80; τέρας A. Pr. 832; ἄ. καὶ πέρα κλύειν Ar. Av. 418; ἄ. ἐνόμιζον εἰ . . Ph. 2.556; τὸ ἐλπίδων ἄ. undreamed of even in hope, S. Ph. 868: Comp. -ότερος, λόγος Aeschin. 3.59: Sup., πίστις ἀπιστοτάτη And. 1.67, cf. Pl. Ep. 314b.
    • II Act., mistrustful, incredulous, suspicious, θυμὸς δέ τοι αἰὲν ἄ. Od. 14.150; ὦτα . . ἀπιστότερα ὀφθαλμῶν less credulous, Hdt. 1.8; ἄ. πρὸς Φίλιππον distrustful towards him, D. 19.27; ἄ. εἶ . . σαυτῷ you do not believe what you say yourself, Pl. Ap. 26e; ἤθη ἄ. Id. Lg. 705a; τὸ ἄ., = ἀπιστία, Th. 8.66; δούλοις πῶς οὐκ ἄπιστον; Gorg. Pal. 11.
        • b in NT, unbelieving, 1 Ep.Cor. 6.6, al.
      • 2 disobedient, disloyal, S. Fr. 627: c. gen., A. Th. 876; ἔχειν ἄπιστον . . ἀναρχίαν πόλει, i.e. ἀναρχίαν ἔχειν ἀπειθοῦσαν τῇ πόλει, ib. 1035, cf. E. IT 1476.
    • III Adv. ἀπίστως:
      • 1 Pass., beyond belief, ἀ. ἐπὶ τὸ μυθῶδες ἐκνενικηκότα Th. 1.21; οὐκ ἀ. not incredibly, Arist. Rh.Al. 1438a22, 1438b2.
      • 2 Act., distrustfully, suspiciously, Th. 3.83; ἀ. τινὰ διαθεῖναι D. 20.22.
        • b treacherously, Ph. 1.516.

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