ἀτελής

ateles

without end

Appears 21 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Republic 5
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Book V 1
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457b2
Book VI 3
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495c1
495d7
504c2
Book VII 1
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530e5
Laws 4
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Book XI 1
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920d5
Book XII 3
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954e6
960c1
955a1
Timaeus 4
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30c5
44c3
72e7
41b8
Phaedrus 3
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269d6
245a7
248b4
Epinomis 1
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973b5
Gorgias 1
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505d6
Philebus 1
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24b8
Protagoras 1
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314c5
Symposium 1
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179d3

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀτελής, ές, A. without end, i.e., 1. not brought to an end or issue, unaccomplished, τῷ κε καὶ οὐκ ἀ. θάνατος μνηστῆρσι γένοιτο Od. 17.546; εἰρήνη ἐγένετο ἀ. the peace was not brought about, X. HG 4.8.15; τὰ μὲν λελεγμένα ἄρρητʼ ἐγώ σοι κἀτελῆ φυλάξομαι unaccomplished, i. e. harmless, S. El. 1012. 2. incomplete, unfinished, ἀτελῆ σοφίας καρπὸν δρέπειν Pi. Fr. 209; ἀτελεῖ τῇ νίκῃ . . ἀνέστησαν Th. 8.27; of a building, ib.40; without end or purpose, ἡ φύσις οὐθὲν . . ἀτελὲς ποιεῖ Arist. Pol. 1256b21. 3. inchoate, imperfect, of growth, Hp. Art. 41 (Comp.); ᾠὰ ἀ. Arist. GA 733a2; ζῷα ib.774b5; πολῖται ἀ., of minors, Id. Pol. 1275a17; ἀ. συλλογισμός Id. APr. 24a13; ἀ. ποιεῖν τινά castrate, Luc. Syr.D. 20: Comp. -έστερος less highly developed, Phlp. in Ph. 898.29. Adv. -λῶς incompletely, Arist. Pol. 1275a13, dub. in Plu. 2.472f. 4. never-ending, Δαναΐδων ὑδρεῖαι ἀ. Pl. Ax. 371e. 5. indeterminate, Id. Phlb. 24b; τὸ μὲν ἄπειρον ἀ. ἡ δὲ φύσις ἀεὶ ζητεῖ τέλος Arist. GA 715b14, cf. Pol. 1256b21. II. Act., not bringing to an end, not accomplishing oneʼs purpose, ineffectual, ἀτελεῖ νόῳ Pi. N. 3.42; of persons, ἀποπέμπειν τινά Pl. Smp. 179d; ἀ. περὶ τὸ κρίνειν imperfectly fitted for . . , Arist. Pol. 1281b38; ἀ. εἴς τι Ph. 2.417: c. inf., unable to do effectually, ἄκυρος καὶ ἀ. σῶσαι And. 4.9; invalid, δίκα Michel 196 (Elis). 2. not giving accomplishment to a thing, μαντεύμασι Pi. P. 5.62. III. (τέλος IV) free from tax or tribute, Hdt. 2.168, 3.91, Lys. 32.24: c.gen., ἀ. τῶν ἄλλων free from all other taxes, Hdt. 1.192; καρπῶν ἀ. free from tithe on produce, Id. 6.46; exempt, λῃτουργιῶν D. 21.155; στρατείας ib.166, cf. IG 22.1132.12, Arist. Pol. 1270b4; τοῦ ἄλλου (sc. φόρου) IG 1.40; μετοικίου ib.2.121. b. of things, untaxed, ἀ. τὸν σῖτον ἐξάγειν D. 34.36; ὅσα οἱ νόμοι ἀ. πεποιήκασιν Id. 42.18. 2. of sums, without deduction, nett, ὀβολὸς ἀ. an obol clear gain, X. Vect. 4.14 sq.; τριάκοντα μνᾶς ἀτελεῖς ἐλάμβανε τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ D. 27.9. 3. not costly, S. Fr. 268, Amphis 29, Paus.Gr. Fr. 305. IV. (τέλος v) uninitiated, c. gen., ἱερῶν h.Cer. 481; ἀ. τῆς θέας Pl. Phdr. 248b; prob. unmarried, Tab.Defix.Aud. 68a: metaph., ἔρημον καὶ ἀ. φιλοσοφίαν λείπειν Pl. R. 495c.

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