ἀνεπιστήμων

anepistemon

ignorant, unskilful

Appears 17 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Euthydemus 3
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293d6
294a8
297a7
Laws 3
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Book I 1
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636e2
Book III 1
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690b10
Book VII 1
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795c5
Theaetetus 3
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202c3
179b3
208b1
Minos 2
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317b6
317b7
Republic 2
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Book I 2
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350a11
350b1
Gorgias 1
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459b2
Protagoras 1
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350b2
Sophist 1
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233a6
Statesman 1
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300d9

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀνεπιστήμων, Dor. -άμων Archyt. 3, ον, gen. ονος, A. ignorant, unskilful, Hdt. 9.62, Th. 7.67, etc.; νῆες ἀνεπιστήμονες ships with unskilful crews, opp. ἔμπειροι, Id. 2.89: so μηδὲν ἀ. ἐᾶν leave no part untrained, Pl. Lg. 795c; ἀ. τινός or περί τινος unskilled in a thing, Hp. VM 1, Pl. Prt. 350b, Tht. 202c: c. inf., not knowing how to do a thing, X. Mem. 2.3.7: foll. by relat., ἀ. ὅτι . . not knowing that . ., Th. 5.111; ἀ. ὅπῃ τράπωνται Id. 3.112. Adv. -μόνως Pl. Lg. 636e, X. Cyn. 3.11, etc. II. without knowledge, unintelligent, Pl. R. 350b, etc.; ἡ δʼ ἑτέρη [γνώμη] ἀνεπιστημονεστέρη μέν ἐστι τῆς ἑτέρης less intelligent, Hdt. 2.21.

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