ἐντελής
λόγος γέ τοί τις ἔστι τῶν γεραιτέρων, ὅσ' ἂν ἀνόητ' ἢ µῶρα βουλευσώµεθα, ἅπαντ' ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον ἡµῖν ξυµφέρειν → there is in fact a saying among the elders, that whatever thoughtless, stupid decisions we make, they all turn out for the best for us
English (LSJ)
ές, (τέλος)
A complete, full, τὸν μισθὸν ἀποδώσω 'ντελῆ Ar.Eq.1367, cf. Th.8.45; δώσειν ἐ. τὴν δραχμήν ib.29; τροφὴν ἐ. δοῦναι ib.78; δεῖπνον ἐ. καὶ μηδὲν ἐλλιπές Euang.1.2 (but τὸ ἐ. ὀνομαζόμενον δεῖπνον the last course, Luc.Symp. 38); ἵν' ἐ. ὦσι [οἱ λόγοι] Phld.Herc.1251.13; opp. ἐλλιπής, A.D. Synt.38.9, al.: Sup. -έστατος, βάσανος Ael.Tact.21.3; ἐντελὲς τρίγωνον <*> Luc.Vit.Auct.4. 2 of victims, perfect, unblemished, δώδεκ' ἐντελεῖς ἔχων βοῦς S.Tr.760, cf. Luc.Sacr.12. 3 of military equipment, in good condition, Th.6.45; τριήρεις Aeschin.2.175. 4 of men, οὐ γὰρ ἐντελὴς . . προσφέρειν full-grown so as to offer, A.Ch. 250; ἐ. τὴν ἡλικίαν Ael.NA3.40; finished, accomplished, ἐ. καὶ ἔνδοξοι Artem.2.35, cf.Sch.Hes.Th.242; also ἐντελῆ τὴν ἀνδρείαν εἰσφέρονται Onos.4.2: Comp. -έστερος Hsch.: Sup., Id. 5 Adv. -λῶς, Ion. -λέως, entirely, completely, Arist.Rh.Al.1436a12, Herod.4.79, Plb.10.30.3, etc.; perfectly, J.AJ19.6.2: Comp. -έστερον Marin. Procl.15. II possessing full rights, ἱππεῖς ἐ. Ῥωμαίων D.S.34.2.31; qualified to hold public office, opp. ἀτελής, SIG286.10 (Milet., iv B. C.):—dub. cj. in A.Ag.105.
German (Pape)
[Seite 854] ές, vollendet, vollkommen; ausgewachsen, Aesch. Ch. 248, δώδεκ' ἐντελεῖς ἔχων βοῦς Soph. Tr. 757, untadelig, vgl. Luc. »acrll. 12, τὰ ἐν τῇ πόλει ὅπλων ἐξετάσει καὶ ἵππων ἐσκόπουν εἰ ἐντελῆ ἐστι Thuc. 6, 45, ob Alles gut im Stande sei; τριήρεις πλόϊμοι καὶ ἐντελεῖς Aesch. 2, 175; μισθός, voller Lohn, Thuc. 8, 35; Ar. Equ. 1367 u. A.; τάγματα, die vollzählig sind, Plut. Pomp. 11; – οἱ ἐντελεῖς, die in Amt u. Würde, die Angesehenen, D. Sic. exc. 599, 17, καὶ ἔνδοξοι Artemid. 2, 35. – Adv. ἐντελῶς, vollkommen, Pol. 10, 30, 3.
