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ἀμαθής

amathes

ignorant, stupid

Appears 59 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀμαθής, ές, (μαθεῖν) A. ignorant, stupid, Hdt. 1.33, Democr. 169, etc.; ἔθνεα ἀμαθέστατα Hdt. 4.46; ἀνὴρ πένης, εἰ καὶ γένοιτο μὴ ἀ. E. Supp. 421, al., Ar. Nu. 135; ἀ. καὶ βδελυρός Id. Eq. 193; ἀμαθεστάτους πάντων ἀνθρώπων And. 2.2; ἀ. τὴν [ἐκείνων] ἀμαθίαν Pl. Ap. 22e; opp. δεξιός, Th. 3.82; of animals, such as wild boars, unmanageable, θυμώδη καὶ ἀ. Arist. HA 488b14: c. gen. rei, without knowledge of a thing, unlearned in it, -έστερος τοῦ καλοῦ E. Or. 417; λῃστείας Th. 4.41, cf. 3.37; ἀ. περί τινος Pl. Erx. 394e; τι La. 194d; πρός τι Lg. 679d. Adv. -θῶς ignorantly, through ignorance, ἥμαρτον E. Ph. 874: Comp. -έστερον, τῶν νόμων ὑπεροψίας παιδεύεσθαι to be educated with too little learning to despise the laws, Th. 1.84; -έστερόν πως εἰπὲ καὶ σαφέστερον less learnedly, Ar. Ra. 1445. b. of moral defects, unfeeling, inhuman, ἀ. τις εἶ θεός E. HF 347. 2. of things, ἀ. παρρησία boorish freedom of speech, E. Or. 905; ἀ. ῥώμη brute force, Id. Fr. 732; ἀ. δύναμις Plu. Demetr. 42; ἀ. φρόνημα barbarous pride, E. Heracl. 459. II. not heard of, unknown, ἀ. ἔρρει E. Ion 916. Adv. ἀμαθῶς, χωρῆσαι, of events, to take an unforeseen course, Th. 1.140.
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