obstacle
ὁ δὲ μὴ δυνάμενος κοινωνεῖν ἢ μηδὲν δεόμενος δι' αὐτάρκειαν οὐθὲν μέρος πόλεως, ὥστε ἢ θηρίον ἢ θεός → a man who is incapable of entering into partnership, or who is so self-sufficing that he has no need to do so, is no part of a state, so that he must be either a lower animal or a god | whoever is incapable of associating, or has no need to because of self-sufficiency, is no part of a state; so he is either a beast or a god
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. ἐμπόδισμα, τό, ἐναντίωμα, τό, κώλυμα, τό, διακώλυμα, τό.
be an obstacle to: Ar. and P. ἐμπόδιος εἶναι (dat. of pers., gen. of thing.), P. and V. ἐμποδὼν εἶναι (dat.), ἐμποδὼν γίγνομαι, ἐμποδὼν γίγνεσθαι (dat.).
wherever any obstacle is in the way: P. ᾗ ἂν ἐνστῇ τι (Dem. 1274).
the obstacle mentioned just now by Cebes is still there: P. ἔτι ἐνέστηκε ὃ νῦν δὴ Κέβης ἔλεγε (Plato, Phaedo, 77B).
