ἀσήμαντος

asemantos

without leader

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 2
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Book XII 2
Chapter ?

954a8
954b4
Phaedrus 1
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250c5

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀσήμαντος, ον, A. without leader or shepherd, μήλοισιν ἀσημάντοισιν ἐπελθών Il. 10.485, cf. Tryph. 616; δόμος Opp. H. 3.361. II. unsealed, unmarked, Hdt. 2.38, Pl. Lg. 954a, Hyp. Fr. 4; = ἀφύλακτος, Hsch. 2. giving no sign: hence, unseen, unknown, Nonn. D. 3.95, 5.232; unintelligible, ἔπεα ib.10.31. III. ἀσήμαντοι τούτου ὃ . . σῶμα ὀνομάζομεν not entombed in this, which we call body, Pl. Phdr. 250c, with play on signf. II.1, cf. Dam. Pr. 161. IV. uncoined, χρυσὸς καὶ ἄργυρος App. Hisp. 23,Pun. 66. V. Act., opp. σημαντικός, without significance, λέξις Diog.Bab.Stoic. 3.213; φωνή Plu. 2.1026a. Adv. -τως Paul.Aeg. 3.15.

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