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ἀπαθής

apathes

not suffering

Appears 44 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀπαθής, ές, A. not suffering or having suffered, c. gen., ἀ. ἔργων αἰσχρῶν Thgn. 1177; κακῶν Hdt. 1.32, 2.119, X. An. 7.7.33, etc.; ἀεικείης Hdt. 3.160; τῶν σεισμῶν τοῦ σώματος Pl. Phlb. 33e; νόσων D. 60.33, etc.; but also, without experience of, πόνων Hdt. 6.12; καλῶν μεγάλων Id. 1.207: abs., A. Pers. 862 (lyr.), Th. 1.26; πρός τινος Pi. P. 4.297; χάριν ἴσθι ἐὼν ἀ. be grateful for going unpunished, Hdt. 9.79: generally, unaffected, τὸ οἰκεῖον ὑπὸ τοῦ οἰκείου ἐστὶν ἀ. Arist. Pr. 872a11, cf. Thphr. Ign. 42; πρός τι Plu. Alc. 13, etc.: c. dat. modi, Luc. Nav. 44. b. Medic., of organs, unaffected, sound, μόρια Aret. SD 1.7, cf. Gal. 5.122; τὰ ἀπαθῆ τῶν ᾠῶν good eggs, Alex.Aphr. Pr. 2.76. II. without passion or feeling, insensible, free from emotion, Arist. Top. 125b23, cf. Rh. 1378a5, 1383a28, Stoic. 3.109, al., Pers.Stoic. 1.99; of the Cynics, Polystr.p.20 W.; unmoved by . ., τινός Phld. Acad. Ind.p.51 M. Adv. -θῶς, ἔχειν Plu. Sol. 20: Comp. -έστερον Plot. 3.6.9: Sup. -ἐστατα Longin. 41.1. 2. of things, not liable to change, impassive, Arist. Metaph. 1019a31,al.; ἀ. αἱ ἰδέαι Id. Top. 148a20, cf. Metaph. 991b26; Ἀναξαγόρας τὸν νοῦν ἀ. φάσκων Id. Ph. 256b25; ὁ δὲ νοῦς ἴσως θειότερόν τι καὶ ἀπαθές ἐστιν Id. de An. 408b29, cf. 430a18; οὐσία ἀσώματος καὶ ἀ. Plu. 2.765a; ἀ. ὑπὸ τῶν πολλῶν unaffected by the many, Dam. Pr. 60. 3. Medic., unaffected by disease, healthy, περιταμὼν ἄχρι τῶν ἀπαθῶν Gal. 5.122, cf. Antyll. ap. Orib. 44.23.13. III. exciting no feeling, Arist. Po. 1453b39; τὰ ἀπαθῆ unemotional topics, Id. Fr. 134. IV. Gramm., not modified, of uncontracted verbs, Theodos. Can.p.36H.; of patronymics, Eust. 13.17; in Metric, free from metrical licences, Ps.-Plu. Metr.p.472B. V. ἀπαθῆ, τὰ μὴ ὡς ἀληθῶς γεγονότα πάθη AntiphoSoph.5.

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