Ἀφυΐα

natural unfitness

Translated by Jennifer Benedict5 Jun 2001Vetting: high4 revisions

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[Meaning] rigidity¹ towards the prescribed studies.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἀφυΐα· ἡ πρὸς τὰ προκείμενα μαθήματα σκληρότης.

Betacode

*)afui/+a: h( pro\s ta\ prokei/mena maqh/mata sklhro/ths.

Same entry in ps.-Zonaras and, according to Adler, the Ambrosian Lexicon. The headword is attested from Aristotle onwards: see LSJ.