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ἄπιστος

apistos

not to be trusted

Appears 21 times across Plato's dialogues.

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ἄπιστος, ον, I. Pass., not to be trusted, and so: 1. of persons and their acts, not trusty, faithless, ὑπερφίαλοι καὶ ἄ. Il. 3.106; θεοῖσίν τʼ ἐχθρὲ καὶ ἀνθρώποισιν ἄπιστε Thgn. 601; ἄ. ὡς γυναικεῖον γένος E. IT 1298; ἄ. ληίστορες Sammelb. 4309.14 (iii B.C.); δολοπλοκίαι Thgn. 226; ἄ. ποιεῖν τινά mistrusted, Hdt. 8.22, cf. 9.98; τὰ ἑαυτοῦ πιστὰ ἀ. ποιεῖν X. An. 2.4.7; ἄπιστος ἑταιρείας λιμήν S. Aj. 683; θράσει ἀ. ἐπαιρόμενος by untrustworthy, groundless confidence, Th. 1.120; shifty, unreliable, Pl. Lg. 775d. 2. of reports and the like, incredible, dub. in Archil. 74.5, cf. Pi. O. 1.31, Hdt. 3.80; τέρας A. Pr. 832; ἄ. καὶ πέρα κλύειν Ar. Av. 418; ἄ. ἐνόμιζον εἰ . . Ph. 2.556; τὸ ἐλπίδων ἄ. undreamed of even in hope, S. Ph. 868: Comp. -ότερος, λόγος Aeschin. 3.59: Sup., πίστις ἀπιστοτάτη And. 1.67, cf. Pl. Ep. 314b. II. Act., mistrustful, incredulous, suspicious, θυμὸς δέ τοι αἰὲν ἄ. Od. 14.150; ὦτα . . ἀπιστότερα ὀφθαλμῶν less credulous, Hdt. 1.8; ἄ. πρὸς Φίλιππον distrustful towards him, D. 19.27; ἄ. εἶ . . σαυτῷ you do not believe what you say yourself, Pl. Ap. 26e; ἤθη ἄ. Id. Lg. 705a; τὸ ἄ., = ἀπιστία, Th. 8.66; δούλοις πῶς οὐκ ἄπιστον; Gorg. Pal. 11. b. in NT, unbelieving, 1 Ep.Cor. 6.6, al. 2. disobedient, disloyal, S. Fr. 627: c. gen., A. Th. 876; ἔχειν ἄπιστον . . ἀναρχίαν πόλει, i.e. ἀναρχίαν ἔχειν ἀπειθοῦσαν τῇ πόλει, ib.1035, cf. E. IT 1476. III. Adv. ἀπίστως: 1. Pass., beyond belief, ἀ. ἐπὶ τὸ μυθῶδες ἐκνενικηκότα Th. 1.21; οὐκ ἀ. not incredibly, Arist. Rh.Al. 1438a22,1438b2. 2. Act., distrustfully, suspiciously, Th. 3.83; ἀ. τινὰ διαθεῖναι D. 20.22. b. treacherously, Ph. 1.516.
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