ἀδεής

adees

fearless

Appears 10 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Republic 3
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Book II 1
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360b7
Book III 1
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386b5
Book IX 1
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578d8
Sophist 2
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256d5
256d7
Alcibiades I 1
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122a7
Laches 1
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186d2
Phaedo 1
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58e4
Symposium 1
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198a5
Theaetetus 1
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144a1

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀδεής (A), Ep. ἀδειής, ές: voc. ἀδεές [ᾱ, i.e. ἀδϝεές]:—A. fearless, εἴ περ ἀδειής τʼ ἐστί, of Hector, Il. 7.117; κύον ἀδεές 8.423, Od. 19.91: c. gen., ἀ. θανάτου Pl. R. 386b, cf. Arist. EN 1115a33; ἐν θαλάττῃ καὶ ἐν νόσοις ἀ. ὁ ἀνδρεῖος 1115b1. 2. without anxiety, secure, τὸ ἀ. security, Th. 3.37; ἀ. δέος δεδιέναι to fear where no fear is, Pl. Smp. 198a. II. causing no fear, not formidable, πρὸς ἐχθρούς Th. 1.36 (Comp.); οὐ γὰρ ἀδεὲς τοῦτʼ ὑπολαμβάνω D. 16.22. III. most common in Adv. ἀδεῶς without fear or scruple, confidently, Hdt. 3.65, 9.109; ἀ. τινὰ ὠφελοῦμεν Th. 2.40; ἀ. περί τινος ἀποφαίνεσθαι Pl. La. 186d; ἀ. πολιτεύεσθαι Lys. 24.25; ἀ. bibit Cic. Att. 13.52: Comp. -έστερον Th. 4.92. 2. with impunity, μηνύειν Id. 6.27.

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