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ἀφράστως

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Περὶ τοῦ ἐπέκεινα τοῦ νοῦ κατὰ μὲν νόησιν πολλὰ λέγεται, θεωρεῖται δὲ ἀνοησίᾳ κρείττονι νοήσεως → On the subject of that which is beyond intellect, many statements are made on the basis of intellection, but it may be immediately cognised only by means of a non-intellection superior to intellection

Porphyry, Sententiae, 25

French (Bailly abrégé)

adv.
sans réflexion, à l'improviste.
Étymologie: ἄφραστος.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἀφράστως: непредвиденно, неожиданно (ἀ. ἀέλπτως τε Soph.).

Spanish

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