Ἀπειθεῖν
to disobey
Translated by Catharine Roth14 Jun 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Used] with a dative.1 [Meaning] to distrust.2
Also [sc. attested is the related adjective]a)peiqh/s ["unaccommodating"], [applied] not only to the disobedient man, but also to a place.
Aelian [writes]: "for the Romans, wherever they found the enemy, there indeed they fought, no matter whether the places were unaccommodating and rough or were well suited to receive hoplites and easy to drive over."3
Also [sc. attested is the related adjective]
Aelian [writes]: "for the Romans, wherever they found the enemy, there indeed they fought, no matter whether the places were unaccommodating and rough or were well suited to receive hoplites and easy to drive over."3