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ἄκαιρος

akairos

ill-timed, unseasonable

Appears 10 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἄκαιρος, ον, A. ill-timed, unseasonable, ἐς ἄκαιρα πονεῖν Thgn. 919; οὐκ ἄκαιρα λέγειν A. Pr. 1036; ἄ. κένωσις Hp. VM 10; προθυμία Th. 5.65; ἐλευθερία Pl. R. 569c; ἔπαινος Id. Phdr. 24ce; ῥᾳθυμία D. 18.46, γέλως Men. Mon. 88. Adv. -ρως A. Ag. 808, Ch. 624 (both lyr.), Hp. Acut. 17, al.: Comp. -οτέρως Id. Epid. 1.19: neut. pl. as Adv., ἄκαιρʼ ἀπώλλυτο E. Hel. 1081. II. of persons, importunate, troublesome, Thphr. Char. 12; ἄ. καὶ λάλος Alciphr. 3.62. 2. c. inf., ill-suited to do a thing, X. Eq.Mag. 7.6 (Comp.). III. ἄκαιρον, τό, = μυρσίνη ἀγρία, Dsc. 4.144.
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