ἀμελής

ameles

careless, negligent

Appears 7 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 3
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Book IX 1
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874a5
Book X 1
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901a3
Book XI 1
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932a8
Laches 1
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180b6
Republic 1
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Book IV 1
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421d9
Sophist 1
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225d8
Symposium 1
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197d8

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀμελής (A), [ᾰ], ές, (μέλει) A. careless, negligent, Ar. Lys. 882, X. Mem. 2.6.19; φιλοπότης τε κἀμελής Eup. 208; ἀργὸς . . καὶ ἀ. Pl. R. 421d, etc. Adv. -λῶς carelessly, Th. 6.100: Comp. -έστερον Id. 2.11; -εστέρως Aen.Tact. 26.8. 2. c. gen., careless of . . , Pl. Sph. 225d, etc.; περί τινα Isoc. 19.32. Adv., ἐάν τις γονέων -έστερον ἔχῃ τοῦ δέοντος Pl. Lg. 932a; ἀμελῶς ἔχειν πρός τι X. Oec. 2.7; περὶ θεούς Id. Cyr. 1.2.7. 3. c. inf., οὐκ ἀ. ποιεῖν not negligent in doing, Plu. 2.64f. II. Pass., uncared for, unheeded, οὐδενὶ τούτων ἀ. X. HG 6.5.41, cf. D. 50.15; οὐκ ἀμελὲς γεγένηταί μοι, c. inf., I have taken pains to . . , Luc. Dips. 9.

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