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ἀνόσιος

anosios

unholy, profane

Appears 61 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀνόσιος, ον, more rarely α, ον E. Tr. 1316 (lyr.), Aeschin. 2.157 (dub.), and later:—A. unholy, profane, opp. ἄδικος, as ὅσιος to δίκαιος (v. ὅσιος I.1), of persons, A. Th. 611, S. OT 353, etc.; ἀ. ὁ θεομισής Pl. Euthphr. 7a; ἄδικος καὶ ἀ. Id. Grg. 505b. 2. of things, ἔργον, μόρος, στόμα, etc., Hdt. 2.114, 3.65, S. OC 981, etc.; αὐδῶν ἀνόσιʼ οὐδὲ ῥητά μοι Id. OT 1289; ἀνόσια πάσχειν Antipho 2.4.7; ἀσεβὲς μηδὲν μηδὲ ἀ. X. Cyr. 8.7.22; οὐ μόνον ἄνομον ἀλλὰ καὶ ἀ. Id. Lac. 8.5; ἀ. νέκυς a corpse with all the rites unpaid, S Ant. 1071; ἀ. τι γεγένηται ἐμοῦ παρόντος the holy rites have been profaned, Antipho 5.84. II. Adv. -ίως in unholy wise, S. Ph. 257; κάτω γῆς ἀ. οἰκῶν without funeral rites, or through an unholy deed, E. El. 677.
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