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ἀχάριστος

acharistos

ungracious, unpleasant

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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ἀχάριστος, ον, (χᾰρίζομαι) A. ungracious, unpleasant, οὐκ ἀχάριστα μεθʼ ἡμῖν ταῦτʼ ἀγορεύεις Od. 8.236: irreg. Comp., δόρπου ἀχαρίστερον (for -ιστότερον) 20.392; without grace or charm, οὐκ ἀχάριστα λέγειν X. An. 2.1.13; φωνή Epicur. Sent.Vat. 75; -ότερον ἐπιμέλημα a more thankless business, X. Oec. 7.37; ἀ. ἐξέτασις D.H. Pomp. 1. II. of persons, ungracious, unfavourable, Thgn. 841 (-τως Bgk.), Phld. Ir.p.60 W. 2. ungrateful, thankless, Hdt. 1.90, X. Cyr. 1.2.7, Crates Theb. 19, etc.; δῆμος Hdt. 5.91; προδότας E. Ion 880 (lyr.), cf. Med. 659 (lyr.); ἀ. πρὸς τοὺς γονέας X. Mem. 2.2.14; τινί E. Hec. 138 (lyr.); σπείρων εἰς ἀχάριστα sowing in thankless soil, IG 14.2012 (Sulp. Max.). Adv. -τως, ἀποπέμψασθαι εὐεργέτας X. An. 7.7.23, cf. Lys. 30.6. 3. Pass., unrequited, ἀ. εἶναι τὰ ἀνηλωμένα Lys. 21.12. Adv. οὐκ ἂν ἀχαρίστως μοι ἔχοι πρός τινος thanks would not be refused me by . . , X. An. 2.3.18. 4. Adv. -τως with a bad grace, with an ill will, ἀ. ἕπεσθαι follow sulkily, Id. Cyr. 7.4.14; τὰς χάριτας ἀ. χαρίζεσθαι Isoc. 1.31. 5. ἀχάριστον, τό, antidote, PGrenf. 1.52.1,12 (iii A. D.), Marcell. Empir.20: also ἀχάριστος, ἡ, Alex. Trall.Febr. 7. b. name of an eyesalve, Cels. 6.6.7, Gal. 12.749.
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