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ἀτέων

From LSJ

Ζῆν οὐκ ἄξιος, ὅτῳ μηδὲ εἷς ἐστι χρηστὸς φίλοςLife is not worth living if you do not have at least one friend.

Democritus, DK 68b22

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἀτέων: οντος (ᾰ) безумный, помешанный Hom., Her.

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: ptc.
Meaning: unknown, appr. mad (Il.)
Other forms: ἀτέει (Call. fr. 633)
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Connection with ἄτη (Bechtel, Lex.) seems impossible because there the ἀ- is long; one proposes to solve this problem by reading Υ 332 ἀτέοντα with synizesis (or even ἀ(Ϝ)α-τέοντα).

Frisk Etymology German

ἀτέων: {atéōn}
Grammar: isoliertes Ptz. (Υ 332, Hdt. 7, 223, Kall. Fr. 537).
Etymology : Von Bechtel Lex. zu ἄτη gezogen (vgl. Schwyzer 705 : 3) und mit verblendet, tollkühn od. ähnl. wiedergegeben. Dann ist Υ 332 ἀ̄τέοντα mit Synizese oder sogar ἀ(ϝ)ατέοντα zu lesen, s. v. Blumenthal Herm. 75, 427f. — Ältere Hypothesen bei Bq.
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