ἄκριτος

ἄκρῐτος, ον, ([etym.] κρίνω)

A undistinguishable, confused,

ἄκριτα πόλλ' ἀγορεύειν Od.8.505

; τύμβος ἄ. one common undistinguished grave, Il. 7.337; ἄ. πάγος confused mass, Hp.Septim.6, cf. Pl.Grg.465d, Philostr. Gym.26;

ἄ. ἔρις καὶ ταραχή D.18.18

;

ἄ. καιροί Demad.34

.

2 continual, unceasing,

μῦθοι Il.2.796

;

ἄχεα 3.412

: neut. as Adv.,

πενθήμεναι ἄκριτον αἰεί Od.18.174

, 19.120;

δηρὸν καὶ ἄ. h.Merc.126

; ὄρος ἄ. continuous chain of mountains, AP6.225 (Nicaen.).

3 after Hom. in poets, countless,

ἄστρων ὄχλος Critias 19

;

μυρία φῦλα καὶ ἄ. Opp.H.1.80

;

ἄ. πλήθει Babr.33.3

.

II undecided, doubtful, νείκεα, ἄεθλος, Il.14.205, Hes.Sc.311; ἄ. τελευταί which cannot be predicted, B.9.45; ἀκρίτων ὄντων while the issue is doubtful, Th.4.20; uncertain, of weather-signs,

Ὠρίων Arist.Mete.361b31

; πυρετὸς ἄ. fever that will not come to a crisis, Hp.Acut.(Sp.) 17. Adv.

-τως Id.Epid.1.3

; τὸ ἀκρίτως ξυνεχὲς τῆς ἁμίλλης without decisive issue, Th.7.71: neut.pl.as Adv.,

ἄκριτα δηρινθέντες Euph.94.3

.

2 unjudged, untried, of persons and things, ἀκρίτους κτείνειν, ἀποκτεῖναι without trial, Hdt.3.80, Th.2.67, cf.Lys.19.7, D.17.3;

ἄ. ἀποθανεῖν Antipho 5.48

, cf. Th.8.48, etc.; πρᾶγμα ἄ. cause not yet tried, Isoc.19.2, cf. Pl.Ti.51c:—also, subject to no judge,

πρύτανις A.Supp.371

. Adv.

ἀκρίτως, ἀποκτείνειν D.H.11.43

, cf. Conon 28.1, LXX 1 Ma. 2.37.

III [voice] Act., not giving judgement, Hdt.8.124; not capable of judging, Parm.6.7, Plb.3.19.9, cf. Luc.Am.37; ἄκριτα μηχανώμενοι engaged in rash attempts, E.Andr.549; κατ' ἄκριτον recklessly, Phld. Ir.p.69 W. Adv. -τως rashly, indiscreetly, Plb.2.7.2, Epict.Gnom. 65; indiscriminately,

ἐκφέρειν Procl.in Prm.p.553S.

2 not exercising judgement, undiscriminating, of fate, AP7.439 (Theodorid.), cf. 5.283 (Rufin.); ἄκριτε δαῖμον, of death, Epigr.Gr.204.3 (Cnid.).