ἀπειθής

apeithes

disobedient

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Laws 2
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Book XI 2
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927d1
936b2
Republic 1
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Book III 1
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391b1
Timaeus 1
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91b5

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀπειθής, ές, A. disobedient, S. Fr. 45; ἀ. τοῖς νόμοις Pl. Lg. 936b; of ships, τοῖς κυβερνήταις ἀπειθεστέρας τὰς ναῦς παρεῖχον less obedient to them, Th. 2.84, cf. D.C. 50.29 (Comp.), Orph. A. 247; στράτευμα X. Eq. 3.6; of horses, Id. Eq.Mag. 1.3; ἀπειθέα τεύχειν work disobedience, Call. Dian. 66. Adv. ἀπειθῶς, ἔχειν πρός τινα Pl. R. 391b. b. unbelieving, Nonn. D. 8.306. 2. of things, inflexible, rigid, κέντρον Ael. NA 1.55; σιδήρου καὶ ἀδάμαντος ἀπειθέστεροι Ph. 2.87; ὀδόντες ἀ. unyielding, Opp. C. 2.511; χῶρος ἀ. impracticable, of Hades, Hermesian. 7.3; δίκη ἀ. Νεμέσεως IG 4.444. II. Act., not persuasive, incredible, μῦθος Thgn. 1235; uninviting, πρὸς τὴν γεῦσιν Hices. ap. Ath. 3.87b, c; τὴν γεῦσιν Id. 323a; of places, difficult of access, Ael. Fr. 120.

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