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Ἀμαθεί · ignorantly, stupidly (α 1468) · Suda

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Near α1468

α1464no sooner had grace shown pity than she died
α1465Amazoneion, Amazoneum
α1466ignorant, unaware
α1467more ignorant, rather ignorant
α1468ignorantly, stupidly
α1469unlearned, ignorant
α1470ignorant, simple
α1471ignorance
α1472sand

Suda/Α alpha/α1468

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Ἀμαθεί

ignorantly, stupidly

Translated by Jennifer Benedict9 Jun 2000Vetting: high5 revisions

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2 notes · 8 words

Translation

[Meaning] uneducatedly.¹ But Amathi [is] a proper name.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀμαθεί· ἀδιδάκτως. Ἀμαθὶ δὲ ὄνομα κύριον.

Betacode

*)amaqei/: a)dida/ktws. *)amaqi\ de\ o)/noma ku/rion.

Notes (2)

Likewise, according to Adler, in two entries of the Ambrosian Lexicon.
1cf. generally alpha 1469, alpha 1470. This adverb is very rare outside lexica and grammars; the more normal one is a)maqw=s. ↩
2a.k.a. Amittai, father of the prophet Jonah in the Septuagint: see Jonah 1.1, and cf. 4 Kingdoms 14.25 (2 Kings 14.25).

Linked from2 entries

α1469Ἀμαθήςunlearned, ignorant[Meaning] uninitiated, untaught. "He hears these things and, not being ignorant of bird-omens, brings back the boy and rears him as legitimate."
α1470Ἀμάθητοςignorant, simple[Meaning] untaught. "Justinus was ignorant of all letters and was, in a word, illiterate". Also, "you are ignorant and idle and have not even treaded Aesop". In reference to idiots. The [verb] path=sai ["to tread"] [is]…

Neighbouring entries

α1466Ἀμαθέσινignorant, unaware α1467Ἀμαθέστεροςmore ignorant, rather ignorant α1468Ἀμαθείignorantly, stupidly α1469Ἀμαθήςunlearned, ignorant α1470Ἀμάθητοςignorant, simple

Revision history5 revisions · last 15 Aug 2015

15 Aug 2015Revised — David Whitehead
14 Jun 2015Revised — David Whitehead
11 Feb 2012augmented notes; tweaks — David Whitehead
26 Feb 2001Added note and keyword. — Catharine Roth
26 Feb 2001modified translation; added keyword — David Whitehead
9 Jun 2000Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἀμαθεί (Adler number alpha 1468), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 9 Jun 2000. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/alpha/1468

Translation by Jennifer Benedict for Suda On Line, revised by David Whitehead, Catharine Roth, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗