ἄτιμος
μὴ κακὸν εὖ ἔρξῃς· σπείρειν ἴσον ἔστ' ἐνὶ πόντῳ → do no good to a bad man; it is like sowing in the sea
English (LSJ)
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A τιμή 1) unhonoured, dishonoured, Il.1.171; μετὰ πᾶσιν ἀτιμοτάτη θεός εἰμι ib.516; ἀτιμότερον δέ με θήσεις 16.90; ἀτιμότεροι, opp. λαχόντες τιμῆς, Thgn.1111; ἄ. μόρος dishonourable, A.Th.589; ἄτιμα δ' οὐκ ἐπραξάτην, i.e. they have met their deserts, Id.Ag.1443; ἄτιμος Ἀργείοισι by them, S.Aj.440; ἔκ γ' ἐμοῦ by me, Id.OC51. b c.gen., ἄ. δωμάτων without the honour of... not deemed worthy of... A.Ch.409 (lyr.); πάντων ib.295; ἐκφορᾶς Id.Th.1029; χάρις οὐκ ἄ. πόνων no unworthy return for... Id.Ag.354; ὧν μὲν ἱκόμην ἄιμον ἐξέπεμψεν S.OT789. 2 deprived of civic rights (cf.ἀτιμία), ἄτιμα τὰ τέκνα γίνεται Hdt.1.173, cf. IG1.37, 9(1).334 (Locr.), etc.; opp. ἐπίτιμος, Ar.Av.766, Ra.692, And.1.80; ἄ. τὰ σώματα ib.74: c.gen.; ib.75; ἄ. γερῶν deprived of privileges, Th.3.58; ἄ. τοῦ τεθνηκότος debarred from all rights in him, S.El.1214; ἄ. τοῦ συμβουλεύειν deprived of the right of advising, D.15.33; ἄ. τῆς πόλεως καθιστάναι τινά Lys.12.21; ἄ. εἶναι καθάπαξ D.21.32, Arist.Ath.22.8. 3 of things, not honourable, Hdt.5.6 (Sup.); ἄτιμον ποιεῖσθαί τι hold in dishonour, S.Ant. 78; ἄτιμα ποιεῖν ἔς τινα Hdt.2.141; ἄ. τοὔργον Ar.Av.166; ἕδρα ἀτιμοτέρα less honourable, X.Cyr.8.4.5; of parts of the body, τὸ τιμιώτερον καὶ τὸ ἀτιμότερον Arist.PA672b21; ἀ. σκεῦος D.S.17.66. II (τιμή 11) without price or value, τοῦ νῦν οἶκον ἄτιμον ἔδεις thou devourest his substance without payment, Od.16.431; of little price, cheap, opp. τίμιος, X.Vect.4.10. 2 unavenged, ἐκ θεῶν A.Ag.1279, cf. E.Hipp.1417. 3 unpunished, Pl.Lg.855c. III Adv. -μως dishonourably, ignominiously, A.Pr.197,919, Th.1026, S.OC428, v.l.in Lys.32.17, etc.: Comp. -ότερον Pl.Ep.309b, D.S.1.67: Sup. ἀτιμότατα Pl.Lg.728b.