εἰκαῖος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=α, ον, (εἰκῇ) <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">without aim</b> or <b class="b2">purpose</b>, </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">1</span> of things, <b class="b2">random, purposeless</b>, τίκτει γὰρ οὐδὲν ἐσθλὸν εἰκαία σχολή <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Fr.</span>308</span>; <b class="b3">ὡς εἰκαῖον ὄν</b> as being <b class="b2">useless</b>, <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">JConf.</span>6</span>; εἰ. διήγημα J.<span class="title">BJProoem.</span> 1. Adv. -ως<b class="b3">, δοξάζειν</b> cj. in <span class="bibl">Epicur.<span class="title">Ep.</span>1p.30U.</span>, cf. Diotog. ap. Stob.4.1.96, <span class="bibl">D.L.2.128</span>, <span class="bibl">Procl.<span class="title">in Cra.</span>p.26</span> P.: Comp. -ότερον <span class="bibl">S.E. <span class="title">M.</span>1.276</span>: neut. pl. as Adv., Lyc.748. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of persons, <b class="b2">rash, hasty</b>, <span class="bibl">Plb.7.7.5</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">οἱ πολλοὶ καὶ εἰ</b>. Cebes <span class="bibl">12</span>; τὸ εἰ. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PRyl.</span>235.12</span> (ii A. D.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">ordinary, casual</b>, <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">BJ</span>2.10.2</span>, <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Am.</span>33</span>; <b class="b2">taken at random</b>, ξύλα <span class="bibl">Iamb.<span class="title">Comm.Math.</span>4</span>; <b class="b2">careless</b>, σφίξις Heliod. ap. <span class="bibl">Orib. 50.9.10</span>.</span>