ἀμαχανία
From LSJ
τὸ ἓν καὶ τὸ ὂν πολλαχῶς λέγεται → the term being and the term one are used in many ways, one and being have various meanings, one and being have many senses
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀμαχανία: ἀμάχανος, Δωρ. ἀντὶ ἀμηχανία, ἀμήχανος.
French (Bailly abrégé)
dor. c. ἀμηχανία.
English (Slater)
ᾰμᾱχᾰνία
1 despair, helplessness, extremity ὑπ' ἀμαχανίας ἄγων ἐς φάος τόνδε δᾶμον (O. 5.14) εἶδον τὰ πόλλ' ἐν ἀμαχανίᾳ ψογερὸν Ἀρχίλοχον (P. 2.54) σιγαλὸν ἀμαχανίαν ἔργῳ φυγών (P. 9.92) εἰ καί τι Διωνύσου ἄρουρα φέρει βιόδωρον ἀμαχανίας ἄκος (Pae. 4.26) ἧλθον ἔταις ἀμαχανίαν ἀλέξων τεοῖσιν ἐμαῖς τε τιμαῖς (Pae. 6.10) pl. desperate situations, δύνασαι δὲ βροτο. ῖσιν ἀλκὰν ἀμαχανιᾶν δυσβάτων θαμὰ διδόμεν (N. 7.97)
Greek Monotonic
ἀμαχανία: ἀμάχανος, Δωρ. αντί ἀμηχ-.
