ἀφυῶς

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ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving

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French (Bailly abrégé)

adv.
sans dispositions naturelles, sans aptitude (pour qch).
Étymologie: ἀφυής.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἀφυῶς: неподходящим образом, несвойственно Plut.: ἀ. διακεῖσθαι Polyb. и ἔχειν πρός τι Polyb. быть непригодным к чему-л.