ἀκηδής
akedes
uncared for
Appears 8 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἀκηδής, ές, I. Pass., uncared for: esp. unburied, ὄφρα μὲν Ἕκτωρ κεῖται ἀ. Il. 24.554; ἢ αὔτως κεῖται ἀ. Od. 20.130; σώμοτʼ ἀκηδέα κεῖται Od. 24.187, cf. 6.26, 19.18.Adv. -ῶς II. Act., without care or sorrow, Il. 24.526, Th. 489, AP 11.42 (). 2. carcless, heedless, τὸν δὲ γυναῖκες ἀκηδέες οὐ κομέουσιν Od. 17.319, cf. Il. 21.123: c.gen., taking no thought for, φίλων Fr. 208.10; παίδων Lg. 913c. III. (κήδω harm harmless, H. 1.611, 2.648, cf. Epic. ap.
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