Ἀμαθής
unlearned, ignorant
Translated by Jennifer Benedict9 Jun 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀμαθής· ἀμύητος, ἀδίδακτος. ὁ δὲ ἀκούει ταῦτα καὶ μὴ ὢν ἀμαθὴς οἰωνῶν τὸν παῖδα ἐπανάγει καὶ ἐκτρέφει ὡς γνήσιον.
Betacode
*)amaqh/s: a)mu/htos, a)di/daktos. o( de\ a)kou/ei tau=ta kai\ mh\ w)\n a)maqh\s oi)wnw=n to\n pai=da e)pana/gei kai\ e)ktre/fei w(s gnh/sion.
Notes (2)
- 1cf generally alpha 1468, alpha 1470. ↩
- 2Aelian fr. 200 Domingo-Forasté (198 Hercher). ↩
Linked from3 entries
- α1467Ἀμαθέστεροςmore ignorant, rather ignorantAlso [sc. attested] is a)maqh/s; meaning uneducated and unprepared; Plato [sc. uses the word]. It is also applied to one who is poorly educated and to someone not educated who understands by instinct.
- α1468Ἀμαθείignorantly, stupidly[Meaning] uneducatedly. But Amathi [is] a proper name.
- 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]…
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Revision history4 revisions · last 14 Jun 2015
- Revised — David Whitehead
- x-refs; more keywords — David Whitehead
- updated reference — Catharine Roth
- added note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict