ἀπαθής

English (LSJ)

ές,

   A not suffering or having suffered, c. gen., ἀ. ἔργων αἰσχρῶν Thgn.1177; κακῶν Hdt.1.32, 2.119, X.An.7.7.33, etc.; ἀεικείης Hdt.3.160; τῶν σεισμῶν τοῦ σώματος Pl.Phlb.33e; νόσων D.60.33, etc.; but also, without experience of, πόνων Hdt.6.12; καλῶν μεγάλων Id.1.207: abs., A.Pers.862 (lyr.), Th.1.26; πρός τινος Pi.P.4.297; χάριν ἴσθι ἐὼν ἀ. be grateful for going unpunished, Hdt.9.79: generally, unaffected, τὸ οἰκεῖον ὑπὸ τοῦ οἰκείου ἐστὶν ἀ. Arist.Pr.872a11, cf. Thphr.Ign.42; πρός τι Plu.Alc.13, etc.: c. dat. modi, Luc.Nav. 44.    b Medic., of organs, unaffected, sound, μόρια Aret.SD1.7, cf. Gal.5.122; τὰ ἀπαθῆ τῶν ᾠῶν good eggs, Alex.Aphr. Pr.2.76.    II without passion or feeling, insensible, free from emotion, Arist.Top. 125b23, cf. Rh.1378a5, 1383a28, Stoic.3.109, al., Pers.Stoic.1.99; of the Cynics, Polystr.p.20 W.; unmoved by .., τινός Phld.Acad. Ind.p.51 M. Adv. -θῶς, ἔχειν Plu.Sol.20: Comp. -έστερον Plot. 3.6.9: Sup. -ἐστατα Longin.41.1.    2 of things, not liable to change, impassive, Arist.Metaph.1019a31,al.; ἀ. αἱ ἰδέαι Id.Top.148a20, cf. Metaph.991b26; Ἀναξαγόρας τὸν νοῦν ἀ. φάσκων Id.Ph.256b25; ὁ δὲ νοῦς ἴσως θειότερόν τι καὶ ἀπαθές ἐστιν Id.de An.408b29, cf. 430a18; οὐσία ἀσώματος καὶ ἀ. Plu.2.765a; ἀ. ὑπὸ τῶν πολλῶν unaffected by the many, Dam.Pr.60.    3 Medic., unaffected by disease, healthy, περιταμὼν ἄχρι τῶν ἀπαθῶν Gal.5.122, cf. Antyll. ap. Orib.44.23.13.    III exciting no feeling, Arist.Po.1453b39; τὰ ἀπαθῆ unemotional topics, Id.Fr.134.    IV Gramm., not modified, of uncontracted verbs, Theodos.Can.p.36H.; of patronymics, Eust.13.17; in Metric, free from metrical licences, Ps.-Plu.Metr.p.472B.    V ἀπαθῆ, τὰ μὴ ὡς ἀληθῶς γεγονότα πάθη AntiphoSoph.5.