ἄδολος

adolos

guileless, honest

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Gorgias 1
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451e5
Letters 1
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355e4
Phaedrus 1
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249a2

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἄδολος, ον, A. guileless, honest, σοφία Pi. O. 7.53; in Att.esp. of treaties, ἄ. εἰράνα Ar. Lys. 169; σπονδαὶ ἄ. καὶ ἀβλαβεῖς Th. 5.18. Adv., freq. in the phrase ἀδόλως καὶ δικαίως without fraud or covin, Th. 5.23, cf. IG 1.42e; ἁπλόως καὶ ἀ. GDI 5024 (Gort.): generally, πλουτεῖν ἀδόλως Scol. 8; ἀδολώτερον λέγεσθαι, opp. πιστότερον, Antipho 3.3.4:— also, genuinely, truly, τεθνάκην ἀ. θέλω Sapph. Supp. 23.1, cf. Theoc. 29.32. II. unadulterated, genuine, χρίματος ἀδόλοισι παρηγορίαις A. Ag. 95; στύραξ Dsc. 1.66; χρυσός Eupolem. ap. Alex.Polyh. 18; ἀργύριον Poll. 3.86; σῖτος, πυρός, PHib. 1.85, PGrenf. 1.18; ἀ. ἀπὸ παντός ib.2.29.14: metaph., αὔραις ἀδόλοις pure, E. Supp. 1029 (lyr.); τὸ λογικὸν ἄ. γάλα 1 Ep.Pet. 2.2. 2. unpretentious, Plu. Pel. 3.

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