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ἀσφαλής

asphales

not liable to fall, immovable, steadfast

Appears 27 times across Aristotle's works.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀσφαλής, ές, (σφάλλομαι, σφαλῆναι) A. not liable to fall, immovable, steadfast, in Hom. only once as Adj. (cf. infr. III), θεῶν ἕδος ἀ. αἰεί Od. 6.42, cf. Hes. Th. 128, Pi. N. 6.3, Theoc. 2.34, etc.; ἀσφαλῆ θεῶν νόμιμα S. Ant. 454; unshaken, of purpose, ἀ. ὁ νοῦς Id. Fr. 351. 2. of friends and the like, unfailing, trusty, οὐ γὰρ οἱ . . εὐρύνωτοι φῶτες ἀσφαλέστατοι Id. Aj. 1251; ἀ. στρατηλάτης E. Ph. 599, cf. Th. 1.69: c. inf., φρονεῖν γὰρ οἱ ταχεῖς οὐκ ἀσφαλεῖς the hasty in counsel are not safe, S. OT 617, cf. Pl. Sph. 231a; σῴζειν τὰ κοινὰ πράγματʼ ἀσφαλέσταται E. IT 1062; of things, sure, certain, Th. 4.108,etc. 3. assured from danger, safe, ἀ. αἰών Pi. P. 3.86; ἀσφαλεῖ σὺν ἐξόδῳ S. OC 1288; ἀ. ὄρος X. Lac. 12.1; ὁδός -εστέρα Id. HG 5.4.51; ἐν τῷ ἀσφαλεῖ in safety, Th. 1.137, 8.39, cf. Pl. Lg. 892e; ἐν ἀσφαλεῖ τοῦ μὴ παθεῖν X. Cyr. 3.3.31; τοῦ λαλεῖν Men. Sam. 25; ἐν -εστέρῳ, -εστάτῳ, X. Cyr. 7.1.21, An. 1.8.22; ἐν ἀ. βίου E. Hipp. 785; μένειν ἐν τῷ ἀ. X. An. 4.7.8; ἐξ ἀσφαλοῦς from a place of safety, Id. Eq.Mag. 4.16; τοῦ ἀσφαλέος εἵνεκα Hdt. 1.109; τὸ ἀ., = ἀσφάλεια, Th. 6.55, etc.; μετὰ τοῦ αὑτῆς ἀ. with no risk to herself, Plot. 4.8.7; ἀσφαλές [ἐστι], c. inf., it is safe to . . , Hdt. 3.75, E. Ph. 891, Ar. Av. 1489: abs., ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἀσφαλές Pl. Phlb. 61d, etc.; φεύγειν αὐτοῖς ἀσφαλέστερόν ἐστιν ἢ ἡμῖν X. An. 3.2.19. 4. ἀ. ῥήτωρ a convincing speaker, Id. Mem. 4.6.15. 5. in Lit. Crit., sound, not risky, of language or rhythm, Demetr. Eloc. 19,41. Adv. -ῶς, ἐρεῖ ib.78. II. Subst. ἀσφαλές, τό, = ἀσφάλεια 6, BGU 984.14 (iv A. D.), etc. III. Ep. Adv. ἀσφαλέως, ἔχειν, μένειν, to be, remain firm, steady, Il. 23.325, Od. 17.235: neut. ἀσφαλές as Adv., Il. (v. infr.); δρακεῖσʼ ἀσφαλές Pi. P. 2.20; ἀ. ἀγορεύει without faltering, Od. 8.171, Hes. Th. 86; ἔμπεδον ἀσφαλέως Il. 13.141, Od. 13.86; ἔμπεδον ἀσφαλὲς αἰεί Il. 15.683. Adv. ἀσφαλῶς (-έως) is used in all senses of the Adj., -έως βεβηκὼς ποσσί Archil. 58.4; in safety, with certainty, S. OT 613; ἀ. βουλεύειν And. 3.34; ἀ. ἔχει Hdt. 1.86: c. inf., Lys. 27.6; ἀ. προσθεῖναι as a precaution, Alex.Aphr. in Mete. 14.10: Comp. -έστερον Hdt. 2.161, Pl. Phd. 85d; but -εστέρως Hp. Prorrh. 2.15, Th. 4.71: Sup. -έστατα Hp. Prorrh. 2.23, Pl. R. 467e.

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