ἀόριστος

aoristos

without boundaries, debatable

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Book I 1
Chapter ?

643d6
Book XI 2
Chapter ?

916e2
916e4

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀόριστος, ον, A. without boundaries, debatable, γῆ Th. 1.139. 2. limitless, ὀρέξεις, φόβοι, ἐπιθυμίαι, Epicur. Fr. 202,203. II. indeterminate, Pl. Lg. 643d, Arist. Metaph. 1087a17, al.; οὐδὲν ἀνεξέταστον οὐδʼ ἀ. D. 4.36; ἄτακτα, ἀδιόρθωτα, ἀόρισθʼ ἅπαντα ibid.; ἀ. ἀξιώματα indefinite propositions, Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.5,al.; ἀ. καὶ κρίσεως προσδεόμενον, opp. ὡρισμένον, Epicur. Nat.p.31 G.; ἀ. [ἄρχων] one who holds office without limit of time, Arist. Pol. 1275a26; uncertain, ζωῆς τελευτή AP 9.499: Comp. πρόληψις Phld. Rh. 2.189S., cf. Plot. 3.9.2. Adv. -τως Pl. Lg. 916e, Arist. Cat. 8b9,al. 2. ἀ. ὄνομα or ῥῆμα an indefinite term, as οὐκ-ἄνθρωπος Id. Int. 16a32, 16b14; of pronouns, A.D. Pron. 7.1, al. 3. ὁ ἀ. (sc. χρόνος) the aorist tense, D.T. 638.24, A.D. Synt. 276.5,al.

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