Ἀπροόπτως

unexpectedly

Translated by William Hutton3 Jan 2002Vetting: high3 revisions

1 note · 12 words

[Meaning] unforeseenly, contrary to expectation.¹
"The spies fell prey to the unexpected."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀπροόπτως· ἀπροοράτως, ἀπροσδοκήτως. οἱ δὲ κατάσκοποι ὑπὸ τοῦ ἀπροόπτου ἁλίσκονται.

Betacode

*)aproo/ptws: a)proora/tws, a)prosdokh/tws. oi( de\ kata/skopoi u(po\ tou= a)proo/ptou a(li/skontai.