ἀμέλει

English (LSJ)

properly imper. of ἀμελέω (cf.

   A ἀμέλησον Luc.DMort.5.2), never mind, do not trouble yourself, esp. to begin an answer, Ar.Nu. 877, Lib.Decl.20.18:—hence,    II as Adv., doubtless, by all means, of course, Ar.Ach.368, Nu.488, al., Pl.Phd.82a, al., X.Mem.1.4.7, Men.Sam.8; freq. ironically, as Ar.Ra.532; freq. in Thphr.Char. to introduce a subject, 13.1, al., or a further point, 2.9, al.    2 for instance, Thphr.Char.6.3, Luc.DDeor.25.1, etc.    3 at any rate, Luc. Nigr.26, Gp.10.2.3.    4 and indeed, Phld.Ir.p.16 W., Str.1.2.34, D.H.Rh.2.2, J.AJ7.4.1; and so, Polyaen.2.22.3, 7.6.4.    5 actually, to give emphasis, Agath.2.3, al.

German (Pape)

[Seite 121] eigtl. imperat. von ἀμελέω, sei unbesorgt, Ar. Ach. 367; dah. allerdings, gewiß, Ar. Nub. 488 Eur. Ion 439; ἀμ. κλαύσεται Eupol. bei Schol. Ar. Vesp. 1263; Plat. Phaed. 82 a u. sonst; Xen. Mam. 1, 4, 7; bes. in Antworten, Nicostr. Ath. XI, 474 b; Philipp. ib. VI, 230 b; Xen. Cyr. 5, 2, 13; oft verb. mit ὥςπερ; auch ironisch, Ar. Ran. 533.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἀμέλει: κυρίως προστακτ. τοῦ ἀμελέω· (πρβλ. ἀμέλησον Λουκ. Νεκρ. Δ. 5. 2), = μή σε μέλει, δὲν πειράζει· ἰδίως ἐν ἀρχῇ ἐρωτήσεως, Ἀριστοφ. Νεφ. 877, Ξεν. Ἀπομν. 1. 4, 7: - ὅθεν ΙΙ. ὡς ἐπίρρ. = ἀναμφιβόλως, βεβαίως, χωρὶς ἄλλο, μάλιστα, Ἀριστοφ. Ἀχ. 368, Νεφ. 488 καὶ ἀλλ., Πλάτ. Φαίδων 82Α καὶ ἄλλ.: συχνάκις εἰρωνικῶς, ὡς ἐν Ἀριστοφ. Βατρ. 532. Ὁ Ἡσύχ. ἑρμηνεύει: «ἀμέλει· διό· ἁπλῶς [[[καλῶς]]]· οὕτως οὖν, τοιγαροῦν».