ἀγνώμων

agnomon

ill-judging, senseless

Appears 5 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Epinomis 1
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989a3
Laws 1
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Book III 1
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700d4
Lysis 1
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218a7
Phaedrus 1
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275b1
Republic 1
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Book V 1
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450d3

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀγνώμων, ον, gen. ονος, (γνώμη) A. ill-judging, senseless, Thgn. 1260 codd. (s.v.l.), Pi. O. 8.60, Pl. Phdr. 275b; ὥσπερ κυνίδιον τοῖς εἴκουσιν ἀ. Phld. Lib.p.10 O.; opp. μετὰ λογισμοῦ πράττειν, Men. 617; inconsiderate, τὸ ἄ. καὶ θυμοειδές Hp.Aët. 16. Adv.-όνως senselessly, X. HG 6.3.11, etc.; ἀ. ἔχειν D. 2.26. 2. headstrong, reckless, (in Comp.) Hdt. 9.41: Sup., X. Mem. 1.2.26. 3. unfeeling, hard-hearted, Φοίβῳ τε κἀμοὶ μὴ γένησθʼ ἀγνώμονες S. OC 86; of judges, X. Mem. 2.8.5; joined with ἀχάριστος, Id. Cyr. 8.3.49, cf. Mem. 2.10.3, D. 21.97; esp. ignoring oneʼs debts, Ulp.ad D. 2.26, Jul. Or. 3.117e (Comp.); ἀ. περὶ τὰς ἀποδόσεις Luc. Herm. 10. 4. unknowing, in ignorance, ἀ. πλανᾶσθαι Hp. Vict. 1.6. II. of things, senseless, brute, Aeschin. 3.244; also φρονοῦσαν θνητὰ κοὐκ ἀγνώμονα (neut. pl.) S. Tr. 473. 2. cruel, πρᾶγμα ἄ. πάσχειν Parth. 17.5. III. of horses, without the teeth that tell the age (γνώμονες) Poll. 1.182. [ᾰγν- only in Man. 5.338.]

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