- ἀτέλεστος
- ἀτέλ-εστος, ον,A without end, issue, or effect, unaccomplished,
ἅλιον θεῖναι πόνον ἠδ' ἀ. Il.4.26
, cf. 57,168, Od.2.273;σῖτον ἔδοντες μὰψ αὔτως ἀ. 16.111
;τὰ δέ κεν θεὸς ἢ τελέσειεν ἤ κ' ἀτέλεστ' εἴη 8.571
, cf. Tab.Defix.Aud.68b: rare in Prose, of prayers, not deserving of accomplishment, Antipho 1.22; ἀ. κῶνος truncated cone, Hero *Stereom.1.16: neut. pl. as Adv., inconclusively,ἀ. λαλεῖν AP12.21
(Strat.).II uninitiated in. . , c. gen.,βακχευμάτων E.Ba.40
: metaph.,ἀ. ἱερῶν καὶ μυστηρίων τῆς πολιτείας Plu.Flam.2
: abs.,ἀ. καὶ ἀμύητος Pl.Phd.69c
, cf. Arist.Rh.1419a4, Phld.Acad.Ind.p.4 M.;ἀ. τῷ θεῷ Ael.VH3.9
; prob. unmarried, Tab. Defix.Aud.68a.III = ἀτελής III,χώρα D.Prooem.55
.IV endless, eternal, Parm.8.4.
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