ἀβουλέω
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
English (LSJ)
A to be unwilling, Pl.R.437c: c.acc. inf., Id.Ep.347a:—c. acc., dislike, object to, D.C.55.9. II not to will, οὐ γὰρ -ῶν ἐνεργεῖ without willing, Plot 6.8.13, cf. ib.21.
German (Pape)
[Seite 4] (vgl. ἄβουλος, VLL. μὴ βούλεσθαι u. μὴ βουλεύεσθαι), nicht wollen, Plat. Rep. IV, 437 c; neben μὴ ἐθέλειν, sequ. acc. c. inf Ep. 7, 347 a; Dem. Ep. 2 u. Sp.; ἀβουλήσας τὰ δεδογμένα D. Cass. 55, 9.
French (Bailly abrégé)
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ne vouloir pas ; désapprouver.
Étymologie: ἄβουλος.
