ἄσκεπτος
Ἀλλ' ὑπ' ἐλπίδων ἄνδρας τὸ κέρδος πολλάκις διώλεσεν → But the profit-motive has destroyed many people in their hope for gain
English (LSJ)
ον,
A inconsiderate, unreflecting, οὐκ ἄσκεπτα λέγειν Ephipp. 14.5, cf. Pl.R.438a, Plu.2.45d: mostly in Adv. -τως inadvisedly, Th.6.21, Pl.Chrm.158e, etc.; ἀ. ἔχειν Id.Cra.440d; ἀ. ἔχειν τινός Id.Grg.501c: Comp.-ότερον Arist.Pol.1274a30, Plu.Demetr.1. II unconsidered, unobserved, Ar.Ec.258, X.Mem.4.2.19; μὴ τὸ μέγιστον ἐπιστήμης πέρι τί ποτ' ἐστὶν ἄσκεπτον γένηται Pl. Tht.184a. 2 unseen, hidden, γάμοι Opp.H.1.773. 3 too small to be observed, negligible, ἐν ἀσκέπτῳ χρόνῳ Arist.APo.0.89b10.
German (Pape)
[Seite 371] unüberlegt, unbedacht, ἄσκεπτα λέγειν Ephipp. Ath. XI, 509 d; Plat. Theaet. 184 a; Xen. Mem. 4, 2, 19. – Adv., ἀσκέπτως, unbedachtsam, Thuc. 6, 21; ἔχειν τινός, auf etwas keine Rücksicht nehmen, Plat. Gorg. 501 c; vgl. Crat. 440 d.
