Ἀδεές

fearless, fright-free

Translated by William Hutton · 6 Nov 2000 · Vetting: high · 7 revisions

Translation

[Meaning something] safe, not frightening. As the proverb: "you fear a fear-free fear."¹ It is something said about those who fear things that are not frightening.

Greek original

Ἀδεές· ἀσφαλὲς, οὐ φοβερόν. ὡς ἡ παροιμία· ἀδεὲς δέδοικας δέος. λεγόμενόν τί ἐστιν ἐπὶ τῶν τὰ μὴ φοβερὰ φοβουμένων.

Betacode

*)adee/s: a)sfale\s, ou) fobero/n. w(s h( paroimi/a: a)dee\s de/doikas de/os. lego/meno/n ti/ e)stin e)pi\ tw=n ta\ mh\ fobera\ foboume/nwn.

Notes (1)

Entry recast from Photius, Lexicon alpha328 Theodoridis, which has a fuller headword (a)dee\s de/os) but does not initially gloss its adjective.
1See (e.g.) Plato, Symposium 198A.

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Neighbours in Adler order

α431Ἀδαῖονunfired, Adaios, Adaeus α432Ἄδαιτρονundistributed α433Ἄδενpleased α434Ἀδεέςfearless, fright-free α435Ἀδέητοςfree from want, want-free α436Ἀδεκάστωςincorruptibly α437Ἀδεκατεύτουςnot having tithed

Revisions (7)

14 Apr 2015Catharine Rothcoding
14 Apr 2015David Whiteheadmy typo
19 Aug 2013David Whitehead
10 Jan 2012David Whiteheadaugmented notes; cosmetics
30 Apr 2002David Whiteheadadded note and keywords; cosmetics
6 Nov 2000William Huttontranslated

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