ἀΐδηλος
διὸ δὴ πᾶς ἀνὴρ σπουδαῖος τῶν ὄντων σπουδαίων πέρι πολλοῦ δεῖ μὴ γράψας ποτὲ ἐν ἀνθρώποις εἰς φθόνον καὶ ἀπορίαν καταβαλεῖ → And this is the reason why every serious man in dealing with really serious subjects carefully avoids writing, lest thereby he may possibly cast them as a prey to the envy and stupidity of the public | Therefore every man of worth, when dealing with matters of worth, will be far from exposing them to ill feeling and misunderstanding among men by committing them to writing
English (LSJ)
[ῐ], Dor. ἀΐδᾱλος, ον, (ἀ- priv., Φιδεῖν)
A making unseen, annihilating, destructive: in Hom., as epith. of Ares and Athena, Il.5.897,880; πῦρ ἀ. 2.455, al., Emp.109; ἠελίοιο ἔργ' ἀΐδηλα Parm.10.3; ἀΐδαλος τύχα Epigr.Gr.240.5 (Smyrna); ἄτη Opp.H.2.487; πότμος ib.1.150. Adv. -λως, = ὀλεθρίως, Il.21.220. II Pass., unseen, unknown, obscure, v.l. in Il.2.318, cf. Hes.Op.756, A.R.1.102, al.; unforeseen, ib.298; formless,4.681; unsubstantial, φρίκη Nic. Th.727; as epith. of Hades, dark, gloomy, S.Aj.608 (lyr.).
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀΐδηλος: [ῐ], Δωρ. ἀΐδᾱλος, ον, (α στερητ. Fιδεῖν) = ὁ καθιστῶν τι ἀόρατον, ὁ ἐξαφανίζων, καταστρέφων· (πρβλ. ἀφανίζω): οὕτω πάντοτε παρ’ Ὁμ., ὡς ἐπίθ. τοῦ Ἄρεως, τῆς Ἀθηνᾶς, κτλ. Ἰλ. Ε. 897· ἀλλὰ πρὸ πάντων ἐπὶ τοῦ πυρός· Β. 455 κτλ.: - μεταγεν. τύχα, Συλλ. Ἐπιγρ. 3328. 5· Ὀππ. Ἁλ. 2. 487· πότμος, αὐτόθι 1. 150· ἀΐδαλος τύχα, Ἀνθ. Π. (παράρτ.) 200. - Ἐπίρρ. -λως, = ὀλεθρίως, Ἰλ. Φ. 220. ΙΙ. παθ. ἀόρατος, ἄγνωστος, σκοτεινός, Ἡσ. Ἔργ. καὶ Ἡμ. 754. Παρμενίδ. 135· - ὡς ἐπίθ. τοῦ ᾍδου εἴτε ἐν τῇ Ὁμηρ. σημασ., εἴτε = σκοτεινός, ἀμαυρός, Σοφ. Αἴ. 608 (λυρ.) - Λέξις ποιητ. περὶ ἧς ἴδε Βουττμ. Λεξιλ. ἐν λέξ. - πρβλ. ἀΐζηλος.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ος, ον :
1 qui rend invisible, qui fait disparaître, destructeur;
2 sombre, obscur.
Étymologie: ἀ, ἰδεῖν.
Greek Monotonic
ἀΐδηλος: [ῐ], Δωρ. -ᾱλος, -ον (*εἴδω),
I. αυτός που κάνει κάτι αόρατο, καταστρεπτικός, καταστροφικός, σε Ομήρ. Ιλ.· επίρρ. -λως = ὀλεθρίως, στο ίδ.
II. Παθ., αόρατος, άγνωστος, σκοτεινός, σε Ησίοδ.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἀΐδηλος: дор. ἀΐδᾱλος 2 (ῐ)
1) делающий невидимым, т. е. губительный (πῦρ, Ἄρης, ἀνήρ Hom.);
2) невидимый, неведомый, таинственный (ἱερά Hes.);
3) мрачный (Ἃιδης Soph.).
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: adj.
Meaning: Not quite clear; hated; annihilating, destructive; unseen (Il.).
Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]
Etymology: It is difficult to decide what is the primary meaning, but it is rather clear that it is α privativum with ἰδεῖν. Ivanov UCLA Indo-eur. Studies 1, 1999, 283-292 compares Russ. nevidal and assumes invisible > strange, dangerous.
Frisk Etymology German
ἀΐδηλος: -ον
{aḯdēlos}
Meaning: verhaßt, verderblich, auch (vorw. spät) unsichtbar, dunkel (ep. poet. seit Ilias).
Etymology : Zusammenbildung aus α privativum und ἰδεῖν mit ηλο-Suffix, also eig. nicht anzusehen. Unrichtig Bechtel Lex. und Frisk Adj. priv. 7 (nach Buttmann) *unsichtbar machend aus denominativem *ἀϝιδέω. Wieder anders Risch 101 und Thieme Studien 50 A. 3.
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