Ἀβούλητον κακόν

involuntary evil, undesired evil

Translated by Anne Mahoney · 26 Aug 1998 · Vetting: high · 7 revisions

Translation

[Meaning something] unwanted, what one does not want.¹
Also [sc. attested is] abouletos, he who does not wish; but Aboulitos [is] a proper name, with the 'i'.²

Greek original

Ἀβούλητον κακόν· ἀθέλητον, ὃ οὐ θέλει τις. καὶ Ἀβούλητος, ὁ μὴ βουλόμενος, Ἀβούλιτος δὲ ὄνομα κύριον, διὰ τοῦ ι.

Betacode

*)abou/lhton kako/n: a)qe/lhton, o(\ ou) qe/lei tis. kai\ *)abou/lhtos, o( mh\ boulo/menos, *)abou/litos de\ o)/noma ku/rion, dia\ tou= i.

Notes (1)

[1] The headword phrase has the same or similar glossing in other lexica (references at Photius alpha46 Theodoridis), and is presumably quoted from somewhere.
2For Aboulitos (or -tes), satrap of Susiana under Alexander the Great, see Plutarch, Alexander 68; Arrian, Anabasis 3.8.5, etc.

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Neighbours in Adler order

α59Ἀβολήτωρmeeter α60Ἀβουλείinconsiderately, unintentionally α61Ἀβουλεῖνto be unwilling α62Ἀβούλητον κακόνinvoluntary evil, undesired evil α63Ἀβουλίαill-advisedness α64Ἀβούλωςill-advisedly α65ἈβωνοτειχίτηςAbonoteichites, Abonoteichos-man

Revisions (7)

16 Aug 2013David Whitehead
1 Aug 2011David Whiteheadcosmetics
15 Aug 2007David Whiteheadaugmented headword, notes, keywords
23 Apr 2002David Whiteheadadded note and keywords; cosmetics
30 Jan 2001William HuttonCosmetics, added keyword, set status
26 Aug 1998Anne Mahoneytranslated

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