ἄδολος
τίς γὰρ ἁδονᾶς ἄτερ θνατῶν βίος ποθεινὸς ἢ ποία τυραννίς; τᾶς ἄτερ οὐδὲ θεῶν ζηλωτὸς αἰών → What human life is desirable without pleasure, or what lordly power? Without it not even the life of the gods is enviable.
English (LSJ)
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A guileless, honest, σοφία Pi.O.7.53; in Att.esp. of treaties, ἄ. εἰράνα Ar.Lys.169; σπονδαὶ ἄ. καὶ ἀβλαβεῖς Th.5.18. Adv., freq. in the phrase ἀδόλως καὶ δικαίως without fraud or covin, Th.5.23, cf. IG1.42e; ἁπλόως καὶ ἀ. GDI5024 (Gort.): generally, πλουτεῖν ἀδόλως Scol.8; ἀδολώτερον λέγεσθαι, opp. πιστότερον, Antipho 3.3.4:— also, genuinely, truly, τεθνάκην ἀ. θέλω Sapph.Supp.23.1, cf. Theoc. 29.32. II unadulterated, genuine, χρίματος ἀδόλοισι παρηγορίαις A.Ag.95; στύραξ Dsc.1.66; χρυσός Eupolem. ap. Alex.Polyh.18; ἀργύριον Poll.3.86; σῖτος, πυρός, PHib.1.85, PGrenf.1.18; ἀ. ἀπὸ παντός ib.2.29.14: metaph., αὔραις ἀδόλοις pure, E.Supp.1029 (lyr.); τὸ λογικὸν ἄ. γάλα 1 Ep.Pet.2.2. 2 unpretentious, Plu. Pel.3.
