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[[without natural ability]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[φαῦλος]], [[ἀφυής]]; see [[incompetent]]. | [[without natural ability]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[φαῦλος]], [[ἀφυής]]; see [[incompetent]]. | ||
[[be incapable of]] ([[ | [[be incapable of]] ([[do]]ing a [[thing]]): [[verse|V.]] [[ἀμήχανος εἶναι]] (with infin.). | ||
[[moreover we are women incapable where good is concerned]]: [[verse|V.]] [[πρὸς δὲ καὶ πεφύκαμεν γυναῖκες ἐς μὲν ἐσθλ' ἀμηχανώτατοι]] ([[Euripides]], ''[[Medea]]'' 406). | [[moreover we are women incapable where good is concerned]]: [[verse|V.]] [[πρὸς δὲ καὶ πεφύκαμεν γυναῖκες ἐς μὲν ἐσθλ' ἀμηχανώτατοι]] ([[Euripides]], ''[[Medea]]'' 406). | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:47, 8 April 2022
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
without natural ability: P. and V. φαῦλος, ἀφυής; see incompetent.
be incapable of (doing a thing): V. ἀμήχανος εἶναι (with infin.).
moreover we are women incapable where good is concerned: V. πρὸς δὲ καὶ πεφύκαμεν γυναῖκες ἐς μὲν ἐσθλ' ἀμηχανώτατοι (Euripides, Medea 406).
