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ἀγένεια

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Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses

Plato, Laws, 719c
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Full diacritics: ἀγένεια Medium diacritics: ἀγένεια Low diacritics: αγένεια Capitals: ΑΓΕΝΕΙΑ
Transliteration A: agéneia Transliteration B: ageneia Transliteration C: ageneia Beta Code: a)ge/neia

English (LSJ)

ἡ, (ἀγενής)

   A low birth, Arist.Pol.1317b40.

German (Pape)

[Seite 12] ἡ (ἀγενής), niedrige Herkunft, Ggstz γένος, Arist. Pol. 6, 1; Luc. Prom. 9; übtr. unedle Gesinnung, Arist. virt. et vit.; ψυχῆς καὶ μαλακία Plut. cons. ad Apoll. p. 344. Einige schreiben ἀγέννεια.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἀγένεια: ἡ, (ἀγενὴς) ταπεινὴ καταγωγή, ἀντίθ. τῷ γένος. Ἐπειδή ὀλιγαρχία καὶ γένει καὶ πλούτῳ καὶ παιδείᾳ ὁρίζεται, τὰ δημοτικά δοκεῖ τἀναντία τούτων εἶναι, ἀγένεια, πενία, βαναυσία, Ἀριστοτ. Πολ. 6. Αϳ. 9· πρβλ. ἀγέννεια.