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1 χαίρω
A : [tense] impf., [dialect] Ep.χαῖρον Il.14.156
, [dialect] Ion.χαίρεσκον 18.259
: [tense] fut.χαιρήσω 20.363
, Hdt. 1.128, Ar.Pl.64, And.1.101, Arr.An.5.20.6; [dialect] Ep. redupl. inf.κεχᾰρησέμεν Il.15.98
; later χᾰρῶ v.l. in Apoc. 11.10: [tense] aor.ἐχαίρησα Plu. Luc.25
: [tense] pf. , part.- ηκώς Hdt.3.42
, etc., [dialect] Ep. acc. κεχᾰρηότα, pl. -ότας, Il.7.312, Hes.Fr.77:—[voice] Med. (in same sense), χαίρομαι, noted as a barbarism in Ar. Pax 291 (v. Sch.), but found in BCH36.622 (Perinthus, written χέρ-), Alex.Aphr.Pr.1.20, al.: [tense] fut. χᾰρήσομαι Ps.-Luc.Philopatr.24, ([etym.] συγ-) Plb.30.18.1, D.S. 31.15; [dialect] Dor.χαρησοῦμαι Pythag.Ep.3.7
; χᾰροῦμαι LXXZa.4.10, ([etym.] κατα-) ib.Pr.1.26; [dialect] Ep.κεχᾰρήσομαι Od.23.266
: [tense] aor. 1 part. (ii A. D.): [dialect] Ep. [tense] aor.1χήρατο Il.14.270
;ἐχ- Opp.C.1.509
, etc.; part.χηράμενος AP7.198
(Leon.): [dialect] Ep. redupl. [tense] aor. 2, [ per.] 3pl.κεχάροντο Il.16.600
(χάροντο Q.S.6.315
); opt. [ per.] 3sg. and pl. κεχάροιτο, -οίατο, Od.2.249, Il.1.256:—[voice] Pass. (in same sense), [tense] aor. 2 ἐχάρην [pron. full] [ᾰ] 7.54, etc., [dialect] Ep. [ per.] 3sg.χάρη 5.682
, 13.609; subj. ; opt.χᾰρείη Il.6.481
; inf.χᾰρῆναι Simon.164
; part.χᾰρείς Il.10.541
, Sapph.118, Pi.I.6(5).10, Ar.Th. 981 (lyr.), etc.; [tense] pf.κεχάρημαι h.Bacch.7.10
, E.IA 200 (lyr.), Ar.V. 389 (anap.); part.κεχαρμένος E.Or. 1122
, Tr. 529 (lyr.), Cyc. 367 (lyr.): [tense] plpf. [ per.] 3sg. and pl. κεχάρητο, -ηντο, Hes.Sc.65, h.Cer. 458:—rejoice, be glad, Il.3.111, 21.347, etc.;γραῦς ἥδε οἰνοφόρος κεχαρημένη ὧδε κάθηται IG12(8).679
(Scyros, ii B. C.):χ. θυμῷ Il.7.191
, al.;ἐν θυμῷ 24.491
, Od.22.411;φρεσὶν ᾗσι Il.13.609
;φρένα 6.481
; χ. νόῳ to rejoice in wardly, Od. 8.78;χαίρει δέ μοι ἦτορ Il.23.647
;αὐτὰρ ἐμὸν κῆρ χ. Od.4.260
;χ. καὶ γελᾶν S.El. 1300
; ; opp. λυπεῖσθαι, A.Fr.266.3, S.Aj. 555, etc.; opp. ἀλγεῖν, Id.Tr. 1119. —Constr.,1 c. dat. rei, rejoice at, take pleasure in a thing,νίκῃ Il.7.312
;φήμῃ Od.2.35
; ;μόλπᾳ Sapph.Supp. 25.5
, cf. S.OT 1070, Pl.Mx. 238d, etc.: c. dat. pers.,χαῖρε.. ἀνδρὶ δικαίῳ Od.3.52
; with a part. added,χάρη δ' ἄρα οἱ προσιόντι Il.5.682
, cf. 24.706, Od.19.463: with Preps.,χαίρειν ἐπί τινι S.Fr. 926
, X. Mem.2.6.35, Cyr.8.4.12, Isoc.2.30, Pl.Lg. 739d, etc.;πρὸς τοῖς παιδικοῖς Eup.327
; with a part. added,ἐπ' ἐξεργασμένοις κακοῖσι χ. E.Ba. 1040
, cf. 1033: rarely (lyr.), S.Tr. 1119: also c. dat. modi, χ. γέλωτι express one's joy by laughter, X.Cyr.8.1.33.b of a plant,χαίρει ὑφάμμοις χωρίοις Thphr.HP6.5.2
; alsoἡ κύστις χ. τῇ χολῇ Gal.19.646
.2 rarely c. acc., with a part. added,χαίρω δέ σ' εὐτυχοῦντα E.Rh. 390
;τοὺς γὰρ εὐσεβεῖς θεοὶ θνῄσκοντας οὐ χ. Id.Hipp. 1340
; χαίρω σ' <ἐλθόντα> Id.Fr. 673 (this usage is said to be Oropian, EM808.4).b with a neut. Adj., : c. acc. cogn.,ἁπλῆν χαίρειν ἡδονήν Arist.EN 1154b26
;χ. ἀνδραπόδων τινὰ χαράν Plu.2.1091e
.3 c. part., χαίρω.. τὸν μῦθον ἀκούσας I rejoice at having heard, am glad to hear, Il.19.185, cf. 7.54, 11.73;χαίρουσιν βίοτον νήποινον ἔδοντες Od.14.377
, cf. 12.380, Hes.Op.55;χαίρω.. κόμπον ἱείς Pi.N.8.49
;χαίρεις ὁρῶν φῶς, πατέρα δ' οὐ χαίρειν δοκεῖς; E.Alc. 691
;χαίρω φειδόμενος Ar.Pl. 247
;θωπευόμενος χαίρεις Id.Eq. 1116
(lyr.), cf. Pl.Smp. 191e, etc.b c. part. [tense] pres., delight in doing, to be wont to do,χρεώμενοι χαίρουσι Hdt.7.236
, cf. S.Ph. 449, Ar.V. 764, Pl.Prt. 318d, 346c, 358a.4 χαίρειν ὅττι or ὅτι .., Od.14.51, 526, Pi.N.5.46; ἐχάρην καὶ ἐθρασυνάμην ὅτι ἔμαθον .. Metrod.Fr.42; χ. οὕνεκα .. Od.8.200.II with negat., esp. with [tense] fut., οὐ χαιρήσεις thou wilt or shalt not rejoice, i.e. thou shalt not go unpunished, shalt repent it, Ar.Pl.64;οὐ χαιρήσετον Id.Eq. 235
; soοὐδέ τιν' οἴω Τρώων χαιρήσειν Il.20.363
, cf.15.98, Od.2.249, Ar.V. 186; ἀλλ' οὐδ' ὣς Κῦρόςγε χαιρήσει Hdt.1.128
; with an interrog.,σὺ.. χαιρήσειν νομίζεις; Plu.Alex.51
: rarely with other tenses,ὅπως ἂν μὴ χαίρωσιν. D.19.299
;οὐκ ἐχαίρησεν Plu.Luc.25
: for a similar use of the part., v. infr. IV. 2.1 at meeting, hail, welcome (esp. in the morning, acc. to D.C.69.18, cf. Luc.Laps.), Il.9.197, Od.13.229, etc.;χαῖρε, ξεῖνε, παρ' ἄμμι φιλήσεαι 1.123
; strengthd.,οὖλέ τε, καὶ μάλα χαῖρε, θεοὶ δέ τοι ὄλβια δοῖεν 24.402
;χαῖρέ μοι Il.23.19
, cf. S.OC 1137; repeated, A.Eu. 996, 1014 (both lyr.), S.Aj.91, etc.;χαῖρ' ὡς μέγιστα, χαῖρε Id.Ph. 462
; in greeting one's native land, the sun, etc., A.Ag. 508,22, S.Ph. 1453 (anap.).b sts. implied in the use of χαίρω, κῆρυξ Ἀχαιῶν, χαῖρε .. Answ. χαίρω I accept the greeting, A.Ag. 538; νῦν πᾶσι χαίρω, νῦν με πᾶς ἀσπάζεται I hear the word χαῖρε from all, S.OT 596: so in inf., τὸ χαίρειν dub. l. in Pl.Chrm. 164e; χαίρειν δὲ τὸν κήρυκα προὐννέπω I bid him welcome, S.Tr. 227;προσειπών τινα χ. οὐκ ἀντιπροσερρήθη X.Mem.3.13.1
; but χαίρειν τἄλλ' ἐγώ σ' ἐφίεμαι I bid thee have thy pleasure, S.Aj. 112.c inf. alone at the beginning of letters, Κῦρος Κυαζάρῃ χαίρειν (sc. λέγει) X.Cyr.4.5.27, cf. Theoc.14.1; used by Alexander the Great to Phocion as a mark of respect, Duris 51J.2 at leavetaking, fare-thee-well, Od.5.205, 13.59, 15.151;χαῖρε πόλλ' ὦδελφέ Ar.Ra. 164
; pl.,χαίρετε πολλάκι Theoc.1.144
; freq. put into the mouth of the dying, S.Aj. 863, Tr. 921, Pl.Phd. 116d, etc.: hence in sepulchral inscriptions, IG7.203, etc.b hence, imper. χαιρέτω, χαιρόντων, have done with.., away with..,εἴτ' ἐγένετο ἄνθρωπος εἴτ' ἐστὶ δαίμων, χαιρέτω Hdt.4.96
;χαιρέτω βουλεύματα τὰ πρόσθεν E. Med. 1044
,χαιρόντων πόνοι Id.HF 575
; cf. Pl.Smp. 199a, Lg. 636d, 886d.c ἐᾶν χαίρειν τινά or τι dismiss from one's mind, put away, renounce, Hdt.6.23, 9.41, Ar.Pl. 1187, Pl.Phd. 63e, Prt. 348a, X.An.7.3.23, etc.;συχνὰ χ. ἐᾶν τινα Pl.Phlb. 59b
;ἐλευθερίαν μακρὰ χ. ἐᾶν Luc.Apol.3
;μακρὰ χ. εἰποῦσα Ael.VH12.1
; ;τὴν Κύπριν πόλλ' ἐγὼ χαίρειν λέγω E.Hipp. 113
, cf. 1059, Pl.Tht. 188a;χ. κελεύων πολλὰ τοὺς Ἀχαρνέας Ar.Ach. 200
;εἰπεῖν χαίρειν τινά Ath.Mitt.56.131
(Milet., Hellenistic), cf. Luc.Dem.Enc.50;χαίρειν προσαγορεύειν Ar.Pl. 322
(metaph. in Pl.Lg. 771a);χαίρειν προσειπεῖν Eup.308
: less freq. c. dat. pers. (never with ἐᾶν χ.), πολλὰ χαίρειν ξυμφοραῖς καταξιῶ A.Ag. 572
(nisi leg. ξυμφοράς); φράσαι.. χαίρειν Ἀθηναίοισι Ar.Nu. 609
(troch.);πολλὰ εἰπόντα χ. τῷ ἀληθεῖ Pl.Phdr. 272e
, cf. Phd. 64c, R. 406d, X.HG4.1.31 (codd., fort. ἀλλήλους), Jul.ad Them.255a.3 on other occasions, as in comforting, be of good cheer, Od.8.408; at meals, 4.60, 18.122; χαῖρε, γύναι, φιλότητι good luck be on our union, 11.248;εὐχωλῇς χαίρετε 13.358
:χαῖρε ἀοιδῇ h.Hom.9.7
.IV part. glad, joyful,Il.
1.446, etc.; ;χαίροντι φέρειν.. χαίρων 17.83
; λυπούμενοι καὶ χαίροντες in sorrow and in joy, Arist.Rh. 1356a16: also [tense] pf. part.κεχαρηκώς Hdt.3.27
,42, etc.2 joined with another Verb, safe and sound, with impunity, χαίροντα ἀπαλλάσσειν ib.69, cf. 9.106, D.24.153; more freq. with a neg., οὐ χαίρων to one's cost,οὐ χαίροντες γέλωτα ἐμὲ θήσεσθε Hdt.3.29
;οὔ τι χαίρων.. ἐρεῖς S. OT 363
, cf. Ant. 759, Ph. 1299, E.Med. 398, Ar.Ach. 563, Pl.Grg. 510d;οὐ γὰπ.. χαίρων τις.. τοὐμὸν ἀλγυνεῖ κέαρ Eup.90
;οὔτε χαίροντες ἂν ἀπαλλάζαιτε X.An.5.6.32
; alsoοὔτι χαιρήσων γε σύ Ar.V. 186
; cf. supr. 11.3 in the same sense as imper. (supr. 111), σὺ δέ μοι χαίρων ἀφίκοιο fare-thee-well, and may'st thou arrive, Od.15.128, cf. Theoc.2.163; χαίροισ' ἔρχεο go thy way rejoicing, Sapph.Supp.23.7; ἀλλ' ἑρπέτω χαίρουσα let her go with a benison, S.Tr. 819; χαίρων ἴθι fare-thee-well, E.Alc. 813, Ph. 921;χαίρουσα.. στεῖχε Id.Hipp. 1440
.4τὸ χαῖρον τῆς ψυχῆς Plu.2.136c
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2 ἀάω
Grammatical information: v.Meaning: `damage', Med. `act in blindness' (Il.)Other forms: Beside ἀᾶται (Τ 91 = 129) \< *ἀϜᾰ́-εται only aor. ἄασα (contr. ἆσα) \< *ἀϜᾰ́-σα, - άμην, ἀάσθην. With - σκ- ἀάσκει φθείρει, βλάπτει H.; difficult κατέβασκε κατέβλαψεν H. (for *κατ-αβασκε?)Compounds: ἀεσίφρων, wrong for ἀασι- `damaged in mind' (Il.); cf. ἀασι-φόρος βλάβην φέρων H.; see DELG. ἀνατ(ε)ί `without harm, with impunity' (A.).Etymology: Verbal noun: ἀϜᾰ́-τη (Alk. αὐάτα) \> ἄτη `damage, guilt, delusion' (q.v.). Not to ὠτειλή (q.v.) Cf. DELG. Supp.Page in Frisk: 1,2Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > ἀάω
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3 νηποινεί
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4 ἀνατεί
ᾰνᾱτεί ?1 with impunity ἀνατεί τε καὶ ἀπριάτας ἔλασεν (e paraphr. coni. H. J. Mette: ἀναιρεῖται contra metr. Σ in Aristid.) fr. 169. 8. -
5 λεία
II v. λαιαί.------------------------------------A booty, plunder, freq. in Hdt. (v. infr.), etc. (Hom. and Hes. always use ληΐς); esp. of cattle, opp. ἄνθρωποι, Pi.l.c., Th.2.94 (v. infr. 4);λείας ἀπαρχὴν βοῦς S.Tr. 761
, cf. Aj.54, 145 (anap.): pl., ἐφθαρμένας εὑρίσκομεν λείας ἁπάσας ib.26; rarely of persons,ἀγόμεθα λεία E.Tr. 614
; prey of hunters, Id.Rh. 326: generally, booty, Th.8.3, X.HG1.2.4, 1.3.2; τοὺς λοιποὺς ληΐην θέσθαι give them up as plunder, Hdt.4.202; λείαν ποιεῖσθαι τὴν χώραν, = λεηλατεῖν τὴν χώραν, Th.8.41;λείαν ἄγειν X.Cyr.5.3.1
;ἐπὶ λείαν ἐκπορεύσονται Id.An.5.1.8
, etc.;κατὰ ληΐην ἐκπλῶσαι Hdt.2.152
: pl.,διεσκεδασμένοι κατὰ τὰς ἰδίας λείας X.HG1.2.5
: prov., Μυσῶν λεία, of anything that may be plundered with impunity, Stratt.35, D.18.72, Arist.Rh. 1372b33.4 flocks and herds, cattle,ἀπογραφὴ λείας PHib.1.33.2
(iii B.C.), cf. PPetr.3p.279 (iii B.C.), BGU 1012 (ii B.C.), D.S.19.21, 97;ἀτέλεια τῆς λ. OGI748.9
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6 Μυσός
Μῡσός, ὁ, Mysian, A.Pers.52 (anap.), etc.: proverbially feeble and effeminate, whence prov. Μυσῶν λεία, i. e.A a prey to all, of anything that can be plundered with impunity, Stratt.35, D.18.72, Arist.Rh. 1372b33; ὁ Μυσῶν ἔσχατος the most worthless of men, Magn.5, cf. Philem.77, Men.55; τῶν λεγομένων M. ;εἴ σοι Μυσόν γε ἥδιον καλεῖν Id.Grg. 521b
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7 νηποινεί
νηποινεί, Adv. of sq.,Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > νηποινεί
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8 προίξ
προίξ, προικός, ἡ (on the accent v. Arc.125, An.Ox.3.243; [dialect] Ion. accus. πρόϊκα acc. to EM495.33),A gift, present, in Hom. only gen. προικός, as Adv., ἀργαλέον ἕνα προικὸς χαρίσασθαι burdensome is it for a single person to give of his bounty, without reimbursement, Od. 13.15; ἔμελλεν.. προικὸς γεύσεσθαι Ἀχαιῶν was like ly to make trial of the Achaeans with impunity, 17.413 (unless π. γ. = taste the gift).2 after Hom., marriage-porlion, dowry, Hippon.(?)72, And. 4.14, Lys.19.9, Pl.Lg. 774c, al.; ἐν τῇ προικὶ τετιμημένα reckoned as part of the dowry, D.47.57; .II acc. προῖκα as Adv., as a free gift, freely, at one's own cost, Ar.Eq. 577, 679, Nu. 1426;π. ἐργάζεσθαι Pl.R. 346e
;ἀρετὴ τὸ π. τοῖς φίλοις ὑπηρετεῖν Antiph. 210
; π. κρίνειν, πρεσβεύειν, without a gift, unbribed, D.5.12, 19.232, cf. IG3.702, etc.; παῖς.. κακὸν μὲν δρᾶν τι προῖκ' ἐπίσταται of oneself, without a teacher, [S.]Fr. 1120.62π. τῆς δόξης
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9 ἀδεής
A fearless, εἴ περ ἀδειής τ' ἐστί, of Hector, Il.7.117;κύον ἀδεές 8.423
, Od.19.91: c. gen.,ἀ. θανάτου Pl.R. 386b
, cf. Arist.EN 1115a33;ἐν θαλάττῃ καὶ ἐν νόσοις ἀ. ὁ ἀνδρεῖος 1115b1
.2 without anxiety, secure, τὸ ἀ. security, Th.3.37; ἀ. δέος δεδιέναι to fear where no fear is, Pl. Smp. 198a.II causing no fear, not formidable,πρὸς ἐχθρούς Th.1.36
([comp] Comp.);οὐ γὰρ ἀδεὲς τοῦτ' ὑπολαμβάνω D.16.22
.III most common in Adv. ἀδεῶς without fear or scruple, confidently, Hdt.3.65, 9.109;ἀ. τινὰ ὠφελοῦμεν Th.2.40
;ἀ. περί τινος ἀποφαίνεσθαι Pl.La. 186d
;ἀ. πολιτεύεσθαι Lys.24.25
;ἀ.
bibitCic.
Att.13.52: [comp] Comp.- έστερον Th.4.92
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10 ἀζήμιος
ἀζήμιος, ον,2 without loss, scot-free, ἄπιθι ἀ. Id.1.212;ἀβλαβῆ παρεχέτω καὶ ἀζήμιον Pl.Lg. 865c
; unpunished, E.Med. 1050, Ar.Ra. 408, Antipho 3.3.10, etc.; ; not liable to penalty,ναῦς IG1.40
; not deserving punishment, S.El. 1102, etc.: c.gen., ἀσεβημάτων ἀ. Plb.2.60.5. Adv. - ίως with impunity, Philem.94.5: also, without fraud, honestly, J.AJ 15.4.4;ἐκδικεῖν Cod.Just.1.2.17
.II [voice] Act., harmless, of sour looks, Th.2.37;οὐκ ἀ. J.AJ15.5.1
, cf. Ph.1.428, 2.246.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἀζήμιος
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11 ἀνατί
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12 ἀνοιμωκτί
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13 ἀτιμώρητος
ἀτῑμώρ-ητος, ον,A unavenged, i.e.,I unpunished, ἀ. γίγνεσθαι to escape punishment, Hdt.2.100, Th.6.6, etc.; ἀ. ἁμαρτημάτων unpunished for.., Pl.Lg. 959c. Adv. [suff] ἀτῑμώρ-τως with impunity, ib. 762d.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἀτιμώρητος
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14 ἄκλαυτος
I [voice] Pass., unwept, esp. without funeral lamentation, Il.22.386, Od.11.54, Sol.21;ὤλετ' ἄκλαυτος, ἄϊστος A.Eu. 565
: c. gen.,φίλων ἄκλαυτος S.Ant. 847
: in E.Andr. 1235 Thetis says, ἐγὼ γάρ, ἣν ἄκλαυτα χρῆν τίκτειν τέκνα .., i.e. children not liable to death.II [voice] Act., unweeping, tearless,οὐδέ σέ φημι δὴν ἄκλαυτον ἔσεσθαι Od.4.494
, cf.A.Th. 696, E.Alc. 173:—in S.El. 912, = χαίρων, with impunity.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἄκλαυτος
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15 ἄνατος
A unharmed, B.Fr.19(cj.);Αοξίου κότῳ A.Ag. 1211
; κακῶν ἄνατος harmed by no ills, S.OC 786, where the Laur.Ms. ἄναιτος.2 immune from punishment,Ἀρχ. Ἐφ. 1920.76
(Crete, vi/v B.C.). Adv.- τως
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16 ἐμποίνιμος
A liable to punishment,ὅρκος οὐκ ἐ.
that may be violated with impunity,Trag.Adesp.
525, cf. Corn.ND24. Adv.- μως Eust.1243.3
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17 μέλλω
μέλλω, ipf. ἔμελλον, μέλλε: be going or about to do something, foll. by fut. inf., sometimes pres., rarely aor., Ψ 773; μέλλω never means to intend, although intention is of course sometimes implied, τῇ γὰρ ἔμελλε διεξίμεναι πεδίονδε, ‘for by that gate he was going to pass out,’ Il. 6.393; by destiny as it were, of something that was or was not meant to happen, Κύκλωψ, οὐκ ἄρ' ἔμελλες ἀνάλκιδος ἀνδρὸς ἑταίρους | ἔδμεναι, ‘you were not going to eat the comrades of a man unable to defend himself after all,’ i. e. he was no coward whose companions you undertook to eat, and therefore it was not meant that you should eat them with impunity, Od. 9.475, and often similarly. Virtually the same is the usage that calls for must in paraphrasing, οὕτω που Διὶ μέλλει ὑπερμενέϊ φίλον εἶναι, such methinks ‘must’ be the will of Zeus; τὰ δὲ μέλλετ' ἀκουέμεν, ye ‘must’ have heard, Il. 2.116, Il. 14.125, Od. 4.94, Od. 1.232 ; μέλλει μέν πού τις καὶ φίλτερον ἄλλον ὀλέσσαι, ‘may well’ have lost, Il. 24.46.A Homeric dictionary (Greek-English) (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ομηρικό λεξικό) > μέλλω
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18 νήποινος
νή-ποινος ( ποινή): without compensation, unavenged; adv., νήποινον, with impunity, Od. 1.160.A Homeric dictionary (Greek-English) (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ομηρικό λεξικό) > νήποινος
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impunity — ► NOUN (usu. in phrase with impunity) ▪ exemption from punishment or from the harmful consequences of an action. ORIGIN Latin impunitas, from impunis unpunished … English terms dictionary
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impunity — immunity, impunity In non medical contexts immunity means ‘freedom or exemption from an obligation, penalty, or unfavourable circumstance’ and like immune can be followed by to or from: • Balder was a son of the most senior god, Odin, and one… … Modern English usage
impunity — im|pu|ni|ty [ımˈpju:nıti] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: impunitas, from poena pain, punishment ] do sth with impunity if someone does something bad with impunity, there is no risk that they will be punished for it ▪ It s astonishing that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
impunity — [[t]ɪmpju͟ːnɪti[/t]] PHRASE: PHR after v (disapproval) If you say that someone does something with impunity, you disapprove of the fact that they are not punished for doing something bad. Mr Cook said future aggressors would be able to act with… … English dictionary
impunity — noun do sth with impunity if you do something wrong or immoral with impunity, there is no risk that you will be punished for it: Men used to be able to violently abuse their wives with almost total impunity … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
impunity — noun /ɪmˈpjuːnɪti/ a) Exemption from punishment. I must not only punish but punish with impunity. A wrong is undressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. b) Freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or injurious… … Wiktionary
impunity — noun the lawsuit attempts to fight the impunity that these military officials have enjoyed for too long with impunity Syn: immunity, indemnity, exemption (from punishment), freedom from liability, nonliability, license; amnesty, dispensation,… … Thesaurus of popular words
