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ἀμέλει

amelei

never mind, do not trouble yourself

Appears 6 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀμέλει, properly imper. of ἀμελέω (cf. ἀμέλησον Luc. DMort. 5.2), A. never mind, do not trouble yourself, esp. to begin an answer, Ar. Nu. 877, Lib. Decl. 20.18:—hence, II. as Adv., doubtless, by all means, of course, Ar. Ach. 368, Nu. 488, al., Pl. Phd. 82a, al., X. Mem. 1.4.7, Men. Sam. 8; freq. ironically, as Ar. Ra. 532; freq. in Thphr. Char. to introduce a subject, 13.1, al., or a further point, 2.9, al. 2. for instance, Thphr. Char. 6.3, Luc. DDeor. 25.1, etc. 3. at any rate, Luc. Nigr. 26, Gp. 10.2.3. 4. and indeed, Phld. Ir.p.16 W., Str. 1.2.34, D.H. Rh. 2.2, J. AJ 7.4.1; and so, Polyaen. 2.22.3, 7.6.4. 5. actually, to give emphasis, Agath. 2.3, al.
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