ἄτερ

English (LSJ)

[ᾰ], Ep., Ion., Trag. Prep. with gen.,

   A without, apart from, Hom.; κράτιστον Ἀχιλέος ἄ. Pi.N.7.27; ἄ. Ζηνός without his will, Il.15.292, cf. POxy.936.18 (iii A.D.); οὐ θεῶν ἄ. 'non sine dis', Pi.P. 5.76; ἄ. μόχθου Democr.223; ἄ. πυρετοῦ καὶ ὀδύνης Hp.Prorrh.2.4.    II aloof, apart from, ἄ. ἥμενον ἄλλων Il.1.498; νόσφιν ἄ. τε κακῶν Hes.Op.91:—freq. in Trag., mostly after its case, A.Supp.377, etc.; but before it in Id.Pr.456, Supp.703 (lyr.), Ch.338 (lyr.), S.Ph.703 (lyr.), El.866:—also in late Prose, as LXX 2 Ma.12.15, D.H.3.10, Ev.Luc.22.6, Plu.Cat.Mi.5, Vett.Val.136.9, al.    III c. dat., ἄτερ ἄστρασιν Anub.87.