ἀπίθανος

apithanos

incredible, unlikely

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 1
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Book II 1
Chapter ?

663e6
Parmenides 1
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133c1
Phaedrus 1
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265b8

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀπίθανος [ῐ], ον, A. incredible, unlikely, Pl. Lg. 663e, Arist. Po. 1461b12; φαντασίαι Stoic. 2.25: Comp. ἔτι -ώτερον εἰ . . Str. 1.2.22. 2. of persons, not to be trusted or relied on, πρός τι in a matter, Aeschin. 2.3. b. unpersuaded, unconvinced, ἀ. ἂν εἴη Pl. Prm. 133c. II. not having confidence to do a thing, c. inf., Plu. Nic. 3. III. not persuasive, unconvincing, λόγος Pl. Phdr. 265b, cf. Arist. Rh. 1406b14, 1408b22; ὁρίζειν τὸν ἀριθμὸν ἀπίθανον Ael. Tact. 8.1; ἀ. λέγειν, of persons, Plu. 2.812e, cf. 819c; ἀ. ζωγράφος Luc. Ind. 22; ἀ. ἐν τῇ ὑποκρίσει Id. Pseudol. 16. Adv.-νως not persuasively, coarsely, rudely, Isoc. 5.26, D.H. Lys. 17, Epicur. Ep. 2p.35U., etc.

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