ἀνεπιστήμων

anepistemon

ignorant, unskilful

Appears 6 times across Aristotle's works.

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Nicomachean Ethics 2
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Book X 2
Chapter 9 1179a33–1181b23

1180b17
1181b6
Generation of Animals 1
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Book V 1
Chapter 1 778a16–781a13

779a19
On Generation and Corruption 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 3 317a32–319b5

319a17
Sophistical Refutations 1
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Chapter 6 168a17–169a21

168b7
Topics 1
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Book VI 1
Chapter 9 147a12–148a9

147a19

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀνεπιστήμων, Dor. -άμων Archyt. 3, ον, gen. ονος, A. ignorant, unskilful, Hdt. 9.62, Th. 7.67, etc.; νῆες ἀνεπιστήμονες ships with unskilful crews, opp. ἔμπειροι, Id. 2.89: so μηδὲν ἀ. ἐᾶν leave no part untrained, Pl. Lg. 795c; ἀ. τινός or περί τινος unskilled in a thing, Hp. VM 1, Pl. Prt. 350b, Tht. 202c: c. inf., not knowing how to do a thing, X. Mem. 2.3.7: foll. by relat., ἀ. ὅτι . . not knowing that . ., Th. 5.111; ἀ. ὅπῃ τράπωνται Id. 3.112. Adv. -μόνως Pl. Lg. 636e, X. Cyn. 3.11, etc. II. without knowledge, unintelligent, Pl. R. 350b, etc.; ἡ δʼ ἑτέρη [γνώμη] ἀνεπιστημονεστέρη μέν ἐστι τῆς ἑτέρης less intelligent, Hdt. 2.21.

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