ἀνελπίστως

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κακοὶ μάρτυρες ἀνθρώποισιν ὀφθαλμοὶ καὶ ὦτα βαρβάρους ψυχὰς ἐχόντων → eyes and ears are poor witnesses for men if their souls do not understand the language (Heraclitus Phil.: Fr. B 107; Testimonia: Fragment 16, line 6)

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French (Bailly abrégé)

adv.
d’une manière inattendue ou inespérée.
Étymologie: ἀνέλπιστος.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἀνελπίστως: 1) неожиданно, непредвиденным образом Dem., Polyb., Plut.;
2) безнадежно: ἀ. ἔχειν Plat. не иметь надежды, отчаиваться.