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adjective (inefficient, lazy, or without a set purpose: He's rather shiftless - he's had four jobs in six months.) νωθρός,ανερμάτιστος -
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adjectiveinefficient, lazy, or without a set purpose:عَديم الحيلَهHe's rather shiftless – he's had four jobs in six months.
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adjective (inefficient, lazy, or without a set purpose: He's rather shiftless - he's had four jobs in six months.) fainéant -
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adjective (inefficient, lazy, or without a set purpose: He's rather shiftless - he's had four jobs in six months.) indolente -
25 απροαιρέτως
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29 γνώμη
γνώμ-η, ἡ,II organ by which one perceives or knows, intelligence,1 thought, judgement (τῆς ψυχῆς ἡ γ. Pl.Lg. 672b
),ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γ. S. Ant. 176
: acc. abs., γνώμην ἱκανός intelligent, Hdt.3.4; γ. ἀγαθός, κακός, S.OT 687, Ph. 910;τοιάδε τὴν γ. Id.El. 1021
;κατὰ γ. ἴδρις Id.OT 1087
(lyr.);γνώμᾳ διπλόαν θέτο βουλάν Pi.N.10.89
;γνώμῃ μαθεῖν τι S.OC 403
;γνώμῃ κυρήσας Id.OT 398
; γνώμῃ φρενῶν, opp. ὀργῇ, ib. 524;γνώμης ξύνεσις Th.1.75
;γνώμης μᾶλλον ἐφόδῳ ἢ ἰσχύος Id.3.11
;ταῖς γ. καὶ τοῖς σώμασι σφάλλεσθαι X. Cyr.1.3.10
, cf. Th.1.70; γνώμῃ, opp.τύχῃ, σωφρονοῦντες Isoc.3.47
; γνώμης ἅπτεσθαι affect the head, of wine or fever, Hp.Acut.63, Fract.11; γνώμην ἔχειν understand, S. El. 214 (lyr.), Ar.Ach. 396;πάντων γ. ἴσχειν S.Ph. 837
(lyr.); προσέχειν γνώμην give heed, attend,δεῦρο τὴν γ. προσίσχετε Eup.37
;πρὸς ἕτερον γνώμην ἔχειν Aeschin. 3.192
; to be on one's guard, Th.1.95; δηλοῦν τὴν γ. ἔν τινι to show one's wit in.., Id.3.37;ἐν γνώμῃ τι παραστῆσαι D.4.17
; ἀπὸ γνώμης φέρειν ψῆφον δικαίαν with a good conscience, A.Eu. 674; but οὐκ ἀπὸ γ. λέγεις not without judgement, with good sense, S.Tr. 389;ἄτερ γνώμης A.Pr. 456
;ἄνευ γ. S.OC 594
; γνώμῃ κολάζειν with good reason, X.An.2.6.10; γνώμῃ τῇ ἀρίστῃ (sc. κρίνειν or δικάζειν) to the best of one's judgement, in the dicasts' oath, Arist.Rh. 1375a29;ἡ καλουμένη γ. τοῦ ἐπιεικοῦς κρίσις ὀρθή Id.EN 1143a19
; soπερὶ ὧν ἂν νόμοι μὴ ὦσι, γνώμῃ τῇ δικαιοτάτῃ κρινεῖν D.20.118
;γ. τῇ δ. δικάσειν ὀμωμόκασιν Id.23.96
, cf. 39.40;τῇ δ. γ. Arist.Pol. 1287a26
; ὅστις γνώμῃ μὴ καθαρεύει has not a clear conscience, Ar.Ra. 355.2 will, disposition, inclination,εὐσεβεῖ γνώμᾳ Pi.O.3.41
;γ. Διός A.Pr. 1003
; ἐν γνώμῃ γεγονέναι τινί to stand high in his favour, Hdt.6.37; πάσῃ τῇ γ. with all one's zeal, Th.6.45;τίνα αὐτοὺς οἴεσθε γ. ἕξειν περὶ σφῶν αὐτῶν And.1.104
;γ. ἔ. περί τινα Lys.10.21
; πρὸς τοὺς Ἀθηναίους τὴν γ. ἔχειν to be inclined towards.., Th.5.44; ἐμπιμπλάναι τὴν γ. τινός satisfy his wishes, X.An.1.7.8, cf. HG6.1.15 (pl.); ἀφ' ἑαυτοῦ γνώμης on his own initiative, Th.4.68; ἐκ μιᾶς γ. of one accord, with one consent, D.10.59;μιᾷ γνώμῃ Th.1.122
, 6.17;διὰ μιᾶς γ. γίγνεσθαι Isoc.4.139
; κατὰ γνώμην according to one's mind or wishes,ὅταν τἀκεῖ θῶ κατὰ γνώμην ἐμήν E.Andr. 737
;ἄν τι μὴ κατὰ γ. ἐκβῇ D.1.16
: in pl., φίλιαι γνῶμαι friendly sentiments, Hdt. 9.4.III judgement, opinion,βροτῶν γ. Parm.8.61
; ταύτῃ.. τῇ γνώμῃ πλεῖστός εἰμι I in cline mostly to this view, Hdt.7.220 (s. v.l.); alsoταύτῃ πλεῖστος τὴν γνώμην εἰμί Id.1.120
;ἡ πλείστη γ. ἐστί τινι Id.5.126
;τλέον φέρει ἡ γ. τινί Id.8.100
;τὸ πλεῖστον τῆς γ. εἶχεν.. προσμεῖξαι Th.3.31
;γνώμην τίθεσθαι Hdt.3.80
; οὕτως τὴν γ. ἔχειν to be of this opinion, Th.7.15, cf. X.Cyr.6.2.8, Ar.Nu. 157;εἴ τινι γ. τοιαύτη παρειστήκει περὶ ἐμοῦ And.1.54
;τὴν αὐτὴν γ. ἔχειν Th.2.55
; τῆς αὐτῆς γ. εἶναι, ἔχεσθαι, Id.1.113, 140;ὁ αὐτὸς εἰμὶ τῇ γ. Id.3.38
; κατὰ γ. τὴν ἐμήν in my judgement or opinion, Hdt.2.26, 5.3; ellipt.,κατά γε τὴν ἐμήν Ar.Ec. 153
, cf. Plb.18.1.18, D.H.Isoc.3: abs.,γνώμην ἐμήν Ar.V. 983
, Pax 232; παρὰ γνώμην τοῖς Ἕλλησιν ἐγένετο contrary to general opinion, Th.4.40; but παρὰ γ. κινδυνευταί reckless venturers, Id.1.70, cf. 4.19; εἰπὲ μὴ παρὰ γ. ἐμοί either contrary to my wish, or contrary to your true opinion, A.Ag. 931, cf.Supp. 454: freq. of opinions delivered publicly,ἑστάναι πρὸς τὴν γ. τινός Th.4.56
; Θεμιστοκλέους γνώμῃ by the advice of Th., Id.1.90,93; γνώμην ἀποφαίνειν deliver an opinion, Hdt.1.40; ἀποδείκνυσθαι ib. 207;ἐκφαίνειν Id.5.36
; (anap.), Ar.Ec. 658;ἀποφαίνεσθαι E.Supp. 336
;ποιεῖσθαι περί τινων Th.3.36
; γνώμας κατέθεντο have made up their minds, Parm.8.53.2 proposition, motion,γνώμην εἰσφέρειν Hdt.3.80
,81;εἰπεῖν Th.8.68
, etc.; (but γνώμας προτιθέναι hold a debate, Th.3.36);γνῶμαι τρεῖς προεκέατο Hdt.3.83
: freq. in Inscrr., resolution, IG12.118.28, etc.; γ. στρατηγῶν ib.22.27; Κλεισόφου καὶ συμπρυτάνεων ib.1; ἡ ἐκφερομένη γ. ib.1051c26; γνώμην νικᾶν carry a motion, Ar.V. 594, Nu. 432;κρατεῖν τῇ γ. Plu.Cor.17
.3 γνῶμαι, αἱ, practical maxims, Heraclit. 78, S.Aj. 1091, X.Mem.4.2.9, Arist.Rh. 1395a11 (sg., 1394a22).4 in pl., fancies, illusions, S.Aj.52.5 intention, purpose, resolve, ἀπὸ τοιᾶσδε γνώμης with some such purpose as this, Th.3.92; γνώμην ποιεῖ σθαι, c.inf., propose to do, Id.1.128; κατὰ γνώμην of set purpose, D.H. 6.81 (so alsoγνώμης Lib.Or.33.13
, 50.12); τίνα ἔχουσα γνώμην; with what purpose? Hdt.3.119; οἶδα δ' οὐ γνώμῃ τίνι; with what intent? S.OT 527, cf. Aj. 448; ἡ ξύμπασα γ. τῶν λεχθέντων the general purport.., Th.1.22; ἦν τοῦ τείχους ἡ γνώμη.., ἵνα .. the purpose of it was.., that.., Id.8.90. -
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Aφρονέῃσι Od.7.75
: [dialect] Ep. [tense] impf.φρόνεον Il.17.286
,φρονέεσκον A.R.4.1164
: [tense] fut. (anap.), etc.: [tense] aor.ἐφρόνησα Hdt.1.60
, A.Eu. 115, etc.: [tense] pf.πεφρόνηκα Emp.103.1
, Isoc.5.124, D.S.18.66:—[voice] Pass., Arist.Xen. 980a9; imper. φρονείσθω v.l. for φρονεῖτε in Ep.Phil.2.5:—to be minded, either of reflection or of purpose: hence,I have understanding, be wise, prudent, rare in Hom., ἄριστοι.. μάχεσθαί τε φρονέειν τε best both in battle and counsel, Il. 6.79: but freq. in Trag. and [dialect] Att., [Ζῆνα] τὸν φρονεῖν βροτοὺς ὁδώσαντα A.Ag. 176
(lyr.);φρονούντως πρὸς φρονοῦντας ἐννέπεις Id.Supp. 204
, cf. 176; ;φρονεῖν οἶδεν μόνη Id.Tr. 313
; λίαν φ. to be over-wise, E.IA 924;φ. πλέον Pl.Hp.Mi. 371a
; understanding, prudence,S.
Ant. 1347 (anap.), 1353 (anap.);κράτιστοι φρονεῖν Antipho 2.1.1
;καὶ φ. καὶ συμπράττειν X.Cyr.5.5.44
;εἰδέναι καὶ φ. Pl.Alc.1.133c
;τὸ φ. καὶ τὸ νοεῖν Id.Phlb. 11b
;λέγειν τε καὶ φ. Id.Phdr. 266b
, cf. Isoc.4.50;τῷ φρονεῖν τε καὶ σωφρονεῖν Pl.Lg. 712a
; τὸ μὴ φρονοῦν, of an infant, A.Ch. 753;ἐπειδὴ τάχιστα ἤρχετο φ. Is.9.20
;ἡ φρονοῦσα ἡλικία Aeschin.1.139
: Com. of fish, full-grown,Ephipp.
21.3;ζῷον λογικὸν καὶ φρονοῦν Phld.Piet.15
: c. acc., φρονῆσαι τὰ κυριώτατα to be wise in respect of the most important matters, Id.Rh.2.35S.2 with Advbs., εὖ φρονεῖν think rightly,περί τινος Hdt.2.16
; to be sane (cf. infr. IV), E.Ba. 851, Ar.Nu. 817, Lys.19.41, etc.; ; , cf. El. 394, E.Or.99, al. (but εὖ φρ., also, to be well disposed, v. infr. 11.2); κακῶς, καλῶς φ., Od.18.168, S.OT 600, Ant. 557;ὀρθῶς φ. And.2.23
;ὀρθῶς φ. πρός τι A.Pr. 1000
; μῶρα, πλάγια φ., S.Aj. 594, E.IA 332 (troch.).3 think, Heraclit.113, Parm.16.3, Emp.108.2, cf. Arist.de.An.427a19; ὡς.., ὅτι .., S.Ant.49, OC 872;φρόνει νιν ὡς ἥξοντα Id.Tr. 289
; mean,ἄλλα φ. καὶ ἄλλα λέγειν Hdt. 9.54
;ἕτερα μὲν λέγων, ἕτερα δὲ φρονῶν Din.1.47
;ὁ μὴ λέγων ἃ φρονεῖ D.18.282
, cf.19.224.4 feel by experience, know full well,σοὶ μὲν δοκεῖν ταῦτ' ἔστ', ἐμοὶ δ' ἄγαν φρονεῖν S.Aj. 942
, cf. OC 1741 (lyr.); πειρώμενος ὅ τι φρονέοιεν [τὰ μαντήϊα] to test the knowledge of the oracles, Hdt.1.46.II to be fain that.., c. acc. et inf., Il.3.98: c. inf., to be minded to do, 9.608, 17.286; without inf., οἱ δ' ἰθὺς φρόνεον [ἰέναι] were minded to go right on ward, 13.135, cf. 12.124; ᾗπερ δὴ φρονέω [τελέσαι] 9.310; of set purpose,S.
OC 271: in Prose, mean, intend, τοῦτο φρονεῖ ἡμῶν ἡ.. ἀγωγή this is what your bringing us here means, Th.5.85.2 freq. with neut. Adj.,a φ. τινί τινα to have certain thoughts for or towards any one, to be so and so minded towards him, πατρὶ φίλα φρονέων kindly minded towards him, Il.4.219, cf. Od.6.313, etc.;κακὰ φρονέουσι.. ἀλλήλοισιν Il.22.264
;τῷ ὀλοὰ φρονέων 16.701
;μαλακὰ φ. ἐσλοῖς Pi.N.4.95
;πιστά τινι Id.O.3.17
;φρονοῦντας ἄριστα αὐτοῖς Ar.Pl. 577
(anap.): with Advbs., εὖ φρονεῖν τισι (cf. supr. 1.2) Od.7.74, cf. A.Ag. 1436, etc.; φρονεῖς εὖ τοῖς ἠγγελμένοις you rejoice at them, Id.Ch. 774; alsoεἰς ὑμᾶς εὖ φ. And.2.4
;τισὶ καλῶς φ. SIG527.38
(Crete, iii B. C.);τοιαῦτα περί τινος φ. Isoc.3.60
: to be minded so and so, think or purpose such and such things,ἀγαθὰ φ. Il.6.162
, Od.1.43; φίλα φ. ib. 307;κακά 17.596
;τὰ φρονέεις ἅ τ' ἐγώ περ Il.4.361
; κρυπτάδια φ. to have secret purposes, 1.542; ἀταλὰ φ. to be gaily disposed, 18.567, Hes.Th. 989; πυκινὰ φ. have wise thoughts, be cunningly minded, Od.9.445; ἐφημέρια φ. think only of the passing day, 21.85;θεοῖσιν ἶσα φ. Il.5.441
;θνητὰ φ. S.Fr. 590
(anap.), E.Alc. 799; ;οὐ κατ' ἄνθρωπον φ. A.Th. 425
, S.Aj. 777;ἐπὶ ταῖς εὐτυχίαις ὑπὲρ ἄνθρωπον φ. X.Cyr.8.7.3
;μηδὲν ὑπὲρ τὴν πήραν φ. Luc. Tim.57
: alsoκαίρια φ. S.El. 228
(lyr.);σώφρονα Id.Fr.64
;οὐ τὰ ἄριστα φ. Th.2.22
;ἡ πόλις χεῖρον φ. Isoc.8.126
; τυραννικὰ φ. to have tyranny in mind, Ar.V. 507 (troch.); ἀρχαιϊκὰ φ. to have old-fashioned notions, Id.Nu. 821; τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ, τὰ τῆς σαρκὸς φ., Ev.Matt.16.23, Ep.Rom.8.5; also οὐ παρδάλιος τόσσον μένος ὅσσον Πάνθου υἷες φρονέουσιν the panther's courage is not so great as is the spirit of the sons of Panthus, Il.17.23.b esp. freq. in the phrase μέγα φρονεῖν to be high-minded, have high thoughts, to be high-spirited, Il.11.296, 13.156; of lions and boars, 16.758, 11.325, cf. X.Cyr.7.5.62; , cf. Lys.2.48, Isoc.4.132; in [dialect] Att., freq. in bad sense, to be presumptuous, ἐφ' ἑαυτῷ, ἑαυτοῖς μέγα φ., Th.6.16, X.HG7.1.27 (alsoμεγάλα φ. Ar.Ach. 988
; φ. ἐφ' αὑτῷ τηλικοῦτον ἡλίκον εἰκός .. D.21.62): with [comp] Comp., μεῖζον φ. to have over-high thoughts, X.An.5.6.8 (but simply, pluck up courage,ἐπὶ τῷ γεγενημένῳ Id.HG3.5.21
);φ. μεῖζον ἢ κατ' ἄνδρα S.Ant. 768
;μεῖζον τοῦ δέοντος Isoc.7.7
, cf. 6.34: rarely in pl.,μείζω τῆς δίκης φ. E.Heracl. 933
; with [comp] Sup.,οἱ μέγιστον φρονοῦντες Pl.Phdr. 257e
;ἐφ' ἱππικῇ X.Ages.2.5
; alsoμάλιστα φ. ἐπί τινι D.28.2
;ἐπὶ τοῖς προγόνοις οὐ μεῖον φ. X.Eq.Mag.7.3
, cf. Ap.24; take pride in,ἐπὶ παιδεύσει μέγα φρονοῦντες Pl.Prt. 342d
;φ. ἐπὶ τῇ ὥρᾳ θαυμάσιον ὅσον Id.Smp. 217a
; alsoφ. εἰς ἡμᾶς μέγα E.Hipp.6
;περὶ τὸ γράφειν λόγους Aeschin.2.125
; μέγα φ. ὅτι .. X.Cyr.2.3.13;μέγα φ. ὡς εὖ ἐρῶν Pl.Smp. 198d
; μέγα φ. μὴ ὑπείξειν haughty in their resolution not to.., X.HG5.4.45: later φ. alone, = μέγα φ., φρονήσας ἐφ' αὑτῷ Paus. 1.12.5;διὰ τὸν πατέρα ἀξιώματι προέχοντα Id.4.1.2
: opp. σμικρὸν φ. to be poor-spirited, S.Aj. 1120;μικρὸν φ. Isoc.4.151
;μικρὸν καὶ ταπεινὸν φ. D.13.25
, etc.; ἧσσον, ἔλασσον φ. τινος, E.Andr. 313, Ph. 1128;φ. ἔλαττον ἢ πρότερον Isoc.12.47
, etc.;οὐ σμικρὸν φ. ἐς τὰς Ἀθήνας E.Heracl. 386
: alsoμετριώτερον πρὸς ἡμᾶς φ. X.Cyr.4.3.7
.c of those who agree in opinion, τά τινος φρονεῖν to be of another's mind, be on his side or of his party, Hdt.2.162, etc.;τὰ σὰ φ. Id.7.102
;εὖ φ. τὰ σά S.Aj. 491
; (troch.), cf. D.18.161; also ἶσον ἐμοὶ φρονέουσα thinking like me, Il.15.50, cf. S.Ant. 374 (lyr.); τὠυτὸ or κατὰ τὠυτὸ φ. to be like -minded, make common cuase, Hdt.1.60, 5.3;ἐμοὶ φ. ξυνῳδά Ar.Av. 635
(lyr.): opp. ἀμφὶς φ. think differently, Il.13.345; ἄλλῃ φ. think another way, h.Ap. 469.III comprehend,γιγνώσκω, φρονέω Od.16.136
, al.: more freq. c. acc., to be well aware of.., τὰ φρονέουσ' ἀνὰ θυμόν, ἃ .. 2.116; οὐκ ὄπιδα φρονέοντες ἐνὶ φρεσίν paying no heed to it, 14.82; φ. τὴν ἡμέραν pay regard to it, Ep.Rom.14.6; consider, ponder, Il.2.36, 18.4, al.IV to be in possession of one's senses, sts. almost = ζῆν, to be sensible, be alive, ἐμὲ τὸν δύστηνον ἔτι φρονέοντ' ἐλέησον, for ἔτι ζῶντα, Il.22.59;θανόντι δ', οὐ φρονοῦντι, δειλαία χάρις ἐπέμπετο A.Ch. 517
;ἐν τῷ φ. γὰρ μηδὲν ἥδιστος βίος S.Aj. 554
;μηδὲ ζῆν.., μηδὲ φρονεῖν Pl.Sph. 249a
; but also, to be in one's senses or right wits, φρονοῦντα, opp. μεμηνότα, S.Aj.82, cf. 344; ;φρονεῖς ὀρθὰ κοὐ μαίνῃ Id.Med. 1129
;ἐξεστηκὼς τοῦ φρονεῖν Isoc.5.18
;τὰ φαλάγγια τοῦ φ. ἐξίστησι X. Mem.1.3.12
; ;ἐγὼ νῦν φρονῶ τότ' οὐ φρονῶν E.Med. 1329
; φρονῶν οὐδὲν φρονεῖς though in thy wits thou'rt nothing wise, Id.Ba. 332 (for εὖ φ. v. supr.1.2);ὁρώντων, φρονούντων, βλεπόντων ὑμῶν Aeschin.3.94
: ζῶν καὶ φρονῶν alive and in his right mind, freq. in Inscrr., IGRom.1.804 ([place name] Perinthus), etc.; ζῶν καὶ φρενῶν (sic) Jahresh.23 Beibl. 206 (ibid.), Rev.Arch.21 (1925).240 ([place name] Callatis);νοῶν καὶ φρονῶν Test.Epict.1.2
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ἀπροαίρ-ετος, ον,A without set purpose, not deliberate, of actions, Arist.EN 1135b10, Arr.Epict.2.16.1, Plot.1.2.5, etc. Adv.- τως Hp.Prog.2
, Arist. EN 1106a3, Phld. Ir.p.93 W., etc.2 of things, incapable of choice or purpose, Hermog. Id.2.4; not under the control of will, Phld.D.3Fr.75, M.Ant.6.41,al.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἀπροαίρετος
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History of general purpose CPUs — The history of general purpose CPUs is a continuation of the earlier history of computing hardware. 1950s: early designs Each of the computer designs of the early 1950s was a unique design; there were no upward compatible machines or computer… … Wikipedia
Universal Character Set Characters — The Unicode Consortium (UC) and the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) collaborate on the Universal Character Set. (UCS)] . The UCS is an international standard to map characters used in natural language (as opposed to… … Wikipedia