ἀμέλει
εἰς ἀναισχύντους θήκας ἐτράποντο → they resorted to disgraceful modes of burial, they lost all shame in the burial of the dead
English (LSJ)
properly imper. of ἀμελέω (cf.
A ἀμέλησον Luc.DMort.5.2), never mind, do not trouble yourself, esp. to begin an answer, Ar.Nu. 877, Lib.Decl.20.18:—hence, II as Adv., doubtless, by all means, of course, Ar.Ach.368, Nu.488, al., Pl.Phd.82a, al., X.Mem.1.4.7, Men.Sam.8; freq. ironically, as Ar.Ra.532; freq. in Thphr.Char. to introduce a subject, 13.1, al., or a further point, 2.9, al. 2 for instance, Thphr.Char.6.3, Luc.DDeor.25.1, etc. 3 at any rate, Luc. Nigr.26, Gp.10.2.3. 4 and indeed, Phld.Ir.p.16 W., Str.1.2.34, D.H.Rh.2.2, J.AJ7.4.1; and so, Polyaen.2.22.3, 7.6.4. 5 actually, to give emphasis, Agath.2.3, al.
