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ἀγνώς

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Appears 7 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀγνώς, ῶτος, ὁ, ἡ, (γνῶ-ναι): I. Pass., unknown, mostly of persons, ἀγνῶτες ἀλλήλοις Od. 5.79; ἀγνὼς πρὸς ἀγνῶτʼ εἶπε A. Ch. 677, cf. Supp. 993, S. Ph. 1008; ἀ. πατρί clam patre, E. Ion 14: in Prose, ἀ. τοῖς ἐν τῇ νηΐ Th. 1.137, cf. Pl. R. 375e, etc. b. of things, obscure, unintelligible, ἀ. φωνὴ βάρβαρος A. Ag. 1051, cf. S. Ant. 1001; ἀ δόκησις dark, vague suspicion, Id. OT 681. 2. obscure, ignoble, ἀ. ἀκλεής E. IA 18; οὐκ ἀ. νίκαν a victory not unknown to fame, Pi. I. 2.12; ἀ.διὰ νεότητα Jul. Or. 3.116b. II. Act., ignorant, S. OT 1133; ἀ. τί δύναται . . X. Oec. 20.13. III. c. gen., where the sense fluctuates between Pass. and Act., [χθὼν] οὐκ ἀ. θηρῶν Pi. P. 9.58, cf. I. 2.30; ἀγνῶτες ἀλλήλων Th. 3.53; ὁ ἀ. τῶν λόγων Arist. SE 178a26.
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