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τοῖς πράγμασιν γὰρ οὐχὶ θυμοῦσθαι χρεών· μέλει γὰρ αὐτοῖς οὐδέν· ἀλλ' οὑντυγχάνων τὰ πράγματ' ὀρθῶς ἂν τιθῇ, πράξει καλῶς → It does no good to rage at circumstance; events will take their course with no regard for us. But he who makes the best of those events he lights upon will not fare ill.

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|Transliteration C=avelteros
|Transliteration C=avelteros
|Beta Code=a)be/lteros
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|Definition=ον, (α, ον <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phlb.</span>48c</span>) <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[silly]], [[stupid]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>1201</span>, <span class="bibl">Antiph. 324</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>409c</span>, etc.; [[δόξαι]] Polystr.<span class="bibl">p.29W.</span>; πρός τι <span class="bibl">Anaxandr.21</span>; ἀ. τι παθεῖν <span class="bibl">D.19.338</span>: c. inf., ἀ. ἀντιτείνειν <span class="bibl">Hierocl. <span class="title">in CA</span>10p.434M.</span>: irreg. Comp. [[ἀβελτερέστερος]] (s.v.l.) Gal.18(2).337: Sup. -ώτατος <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ra.</span>989</span>; of Margites, <span class="bibl">Hyp.<span class="title">Lyc.</span>7</span>. Adv. -ρως Polystr. l.c., Plu. 2.127e. (Comic formation, cf. [[βέλτερος]].) </span>
|Definition=ον, (α, ον <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phlb.</span>48c</span>) <span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[silly]], [[stupid]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>1201</span>, <span class="bibl">Antiph. 324</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>409c</span>, etc.; [[δόξαι]] Polystr.<span class="bibl">p.29W.</span>; πρός τι <span class="bibl">Anaxandr.21</span>; ἀ. τι παθεῖν <span class="bibl">D.19.338</span>: c. inf., ἀ. ἀντιτείνειν <span class="bibl">Hierocl. <span class="title">in CA</span>10p.434M.</span>: irreg. Comp. [[ἀβελτερέστερος]] (s.v.l.) Gal.18(2).337: Sup. -ώτατος <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ra.</span>989</span>; of Margites, <span class="bibl">Hyp.<span class="title">Lyc.</span>7</span>. Adv. -ρως Polystr. l.c., Plu. 2.127e. (Comic formation, cf. [[βέλτερος]].) </span>
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English (LSJ)

ον, (α, ον Pl.Phlb.48c)    A silly, stupid, Ar.Nu.1201, Antiph. 324, Pl.R.409c, etc.; δόξαι Polystr.p.29W.; πρός τι Anaxandr.21; ἀ. τι παθεῖν D.19.338: c. inf., ἀ. ἀντιτείνειν Hierocl. in CA10p.434M.: irreg. Comp. ἀβελτερέστερος (s.v.l.) Gal.18(2).337: Sup. -ώτατος Ar.Ra.989; of Margites, Hyp.Lyc.7. Adv. -ρως Polystr. l.c., Plu. 2.127e. (Comic formation, cf. βέλτερος.)

German (Pape)

[Seite 3] α, ον (das fem. ἀβελτέραν ἕξιν Plat. Phil. 48 c, neben ἄγνοιαν), einfältig, Ar. Nub. 1183, schol. ἀνόητος, ἀπαίδευτος, und a. com., z. B. Ggstz von ἔμφρωνAlex. Ath. XII, 562 b; πρὸς τὰ θεῖα Anaxandr. Stob. ecl. phys. 2, 1; superlat. Arist. Ran. 999; Dem. 9, 14. – Adv. Plut. de san. tu. p. 385.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἀβέλτερος: -α, -ον, (Πλατ. Φιλ. 48, C), μηδαμινός, ἀνόητος, μωρός, βλάξ. Ἀριστοφ. Νεφ. 1201. Ἀντιφ., κτλ. ― «πρός τι Ἀναξανδρ. ἐν «κανηφόρῳ», 1. ἀβ. τι παθεῖν Δημ. 449, 26: ― ὑπερθ. -ώτατος Ἀριστοφ.. Βατρ. 989. περὶ Μαργίτου Ὑπερείδ. Λυκ. 6. Ἐπίρρ. -ρως Πλουτ. 2, 531C.

French (Bailly abrégé)

α, ον :
sot, stupide.
Étymologie: DELG formation plaisante et familière sur βέλτερος, avec ἀ augmentatif : « vraiment trop bon » (ironique).
Ant. ἔμφρων.

Spanish (DGE)

-ον

• Morfología: [-α, -ον Pl.Phlb.48c; sup. -ώτατος Ar.Ra.989, compar. ἀβελτέστερον Gal.18(2).337]
1 simple, bobo τί κάθησθ' ἀβέλτεροι; Ar.Nu.1201, ἀβελτερώτατοι κεχηνότες ... καθῆντο Ar.Ra.989, cf. Ec.768, ἠλίθιος κἀβέλτερος Ar.Th.290, cf. Amphis 41, Theophil.12.2, Pl.R.309c, Μαργίτης ὁ πάντων ἀβελτερώτατος Hyp.Lyc.7, ἰατρός Gal.18(2).337, δόξαι Polystr.Contempt.30.2, πρὸς τὰ θεῖα Anaxandr.22, μηδὲν ἀβέλτερον πάθητε D.19.338, cf. Men.Sam.653
c. inf. ἀντιτείνειν Hierocl.in CA 10.
2 adv. -ως tontamente τὰ ἀ. καὶ κενῶς ... λεγόμενα las afirmaciones tonta y vanamente realizadas Polystr.Contempt.30.2, cf. Plu.2.961e, αἰσχυνόμενοι Plu.2.127e.

• Etimología: Formado sobre el compar. βέλτερος q.u., tal vez c. ἀ- intensiva y valor irónico.

Greek Monotonic

ἀβέλτερος: -α, -ον, ανώφελος, ανόητος, αφελής, μωρός, σε Αριστοφ. κ.λπ.· υπερθ. ἀβελτερώτατος, στον ίδ.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἀβέλτερος: глупый, тупоумный Arph., Plat., Arst., Dem., Plut.

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: adj.
Meaning: simple, stupid (Ar.).
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Perhaps from βέλτερος originally morally good, then too good, simple, with unclear prefix (Wackernagel GGN (1902) 745ff.; cf. Fraenkel Glotta 20, 94. Differently Osthoff MU 6, 177, Hatzidakis Glotta 11, 175f.)

Middle Liddell


good for nothing, silly, stupid, fatuous, Ar., etc.;—Sup. -ώτατος, Ar.

Frisk Etymology German

ἀβέλτερος: {abélteros}
Meaning: einfältig, dumm.
Derivative: woraus ἀβελτερία, ἀβελτερεύομαι, att. Wort,
Etymology : Wahrscheinlich mit pleonastischem Privativpräfix für βέλτερος ursprünglich sittlich gut, dann herabsetzend gutmütig, schlicht, einfältig, Wackernagel GGN 1902, 745ff.; vgl. Fraenkel Glotta 20, 94. Kaum mit Benfey Wurzellex. 1, 321, Osthoff IF 6, 6f., Seiler Steigerungsformen 93 als Bahuvrihi ohne das Bessere. Wieder anders Osthoff MU 6, 177, Hatzidakis Glotta 11, 175f.
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