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ἀπέραντος

aperantos

boundless, infinite

Appears 13 times across Plato's dialogues.

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ἀπέραντος, ον, (περαίνω) A. boundless, infinite, of space, πεδίον Pi. N. 8.38 (who also has ἀπείραντος ἀλκά P. 9.35); πόντου κλῇδʼ ἀ. E. Med. 213 (lyr.); τὸν ἀέρα τόνδʼ ὄντʼ ἀ. Ar. Nu. 393; ὁδός Pl. Tht. 147c; of time, endless, τὸ χρῆμα τῶν νυκτῶν ὅσον· ἀπέραντον Ar. Nu. 3; χρόνος Pl. Plt. 302a; of number, countless, infinite, ἀ. ἀριθμὸς ἀνθρώπων Id. Criti. 119a; ἀ. κακά Id. R. 591d, al.; λῦπαι Plu. Sol. 7; πένθη Fab. 17; unlimited, τιμωρίαι D. 23.39; generally, of events, business, etc., ἀπέραντον ἦν there was no end to it, Th. 4.36; μακρὸν καὶ ἀ. φαίνεται Arist. EN 1101a26; ἀπέραντα περαίνειν represent as concluded what is not concluded, Luc. Philops. 9 (with allusion to signf. III); μηδὲν ἀβασάνιστον μηδʼ ἀ. Plb. 4.75.3. Adv., τὸ ἀπεράντως διεστηκός of unlimited dimensions, Arist. Ph. 204b21, Metaph. 1066b33. II. allowing no escape, whence none can pass, Τάρταρος, δίκτυον, A. Pr. 153,1087 (both lyr.). III. in Logic, inconclusive, λόγος Phld. Ir.p.97 W., cf. Stoic. 2.77. IV. incomplete, imperfect, of persons, ἀτελὴς καὶ ἀ. Artem. 1.12.
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