Ἀπραγμάτευτον
impracticable
Translated by Jennifer Benedict11 Jun 2001Vetting: high9 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] inconceivable.
"Then, fearing [to attempt] the impracticable, since their land was poor, and being shut off en masse from every marketplace, they ran the risk of being destroyed in an instant."1
"Then, fearing [to attempt] the impracticable, since their land was poor, and being shut off en masse from every marketplace, they ran the risk of being destroyed in an instant."1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀπραγμάτευτον· ἀνεπινόητον. δείσαντες οὖν τὸ ἀπραγμάτευτον, λυπρᾶς οὔσης αὐτῶν τῆς γῆς, καὶ πάσης ἀθρόον ἀγορᾶς διακλεισθέντες, ἐν ἀκαρεῖ χρόνῳ ἐκινδύνευον διαφθαρῆναι.