ἀκαρής

English (LSJ)

ές, ( κείρω) properly of hair,

   A too short to be cut, hence generally, small, tiny, ἀκαρῆ τινα ἐνθυμήματα D.H.Isoc.20; ἐν ἀκαρεῖ χρόνῳ Com.Adesp.370 (and codd. in Ar.Pl.244).    II metaph., within a hair's breadth of, all but, στρουθὶς ἀκαρὴς νὴ Δί' εἶ Alex.144; ἀ. παραπόλωλας Men.835; ἀ. δέω φάσκειν Id.Pk.166; κατέπεσον ἀ. τῷ δέει Com.Adesp.581.    III freq. of Time, esp. neut. ἀκαρές, moment, ἐν ἀκαρεῖ χρόνου Ar.Pl.244 (ap.EM), Alciphr.3.56, Luc. Tim.3 (also ἐν ἀ. τοῦ χρόνου ib.23); ἐν ἀ. alone, Id.Asin.37, Plot.5.5.7; also ἀκαρῆ διαλιπών (sc. χρόνον) having waited a moment, Ar. Nu.496; ἀκαρὲς ὥρας in a moment, Plu.Ant.28; ἡμέρας μιᾶς ἀ. Id.2.938a; ἐπ' ἀκαρές Aret. SD2.2.    2 neut. pl. ἀκαρῆ, usu. with negs., not a bit, not at all, οὐκ ἀπολαύεις πλὴν τοῦθ' ὃ φέρεις ἀκαρῆ not a bit, not at all, Ar.V.701; οὐδ' ἀκαρῆ ib.541 (lyr.), D.50.56; ἀκαρῆ παντελῶς (v.l. ἀκαρεί) Xenarch.7.15; παρ' ἀκαρῆ within a hair's breadth, Pl.Ax.366c, Phld.Rh.2.28 S.    IV τὸ ἀ. ring on the little finger, Poll.5.100, Hsch.    V Adv. ἀκαρῶς Sch.Ar.Pl.244 (-έως Hsch.); ἀκαρεί, instantly, Plu.Sert.16.