ἄτεχνος
διὸ δὴ πᾶς ἀνὴρ σπουδαῖος τῶν ὄντων σπουδαίων πέρι πολλοῦ δεῖ μὴ γράψας ποτὲ ἐν ἀνθρώποις εἰς φθόνον καὶ ἀπορίαν καταβαλεῖ → And this is the reason why every serious man in dealing with really serious subjects carefully avoids writing, lest thereby he may possibly cast them as a prey to the envy and stupidity of the public | Therefore every man of worth, when dealing with matters of worth, will be far from exposing them to ill feeling and misunderstanding among men by committing them to writing
English (LSJ)
ον,
A without art, unskilful, Pl.Plt.274c; esp. ignorant of the rules or principles of art, opp. ἔντεχνος or τεχνίτης, unskilled, unprofessional, of persons, Id.Sph.219a, Gal.6.134, S.E. P.3.262; having no trade or profession, PFlor.4.14 (iv A.D.); unsystematic, διδασκαλία Anon.in SE67.31; of pursuits, ἄ. τριβή Pl. Phdr.260e, cf. 262c, Lg.938a; πίστεις ἄ. proofs not invented by the orator, Arist.Rh.1355b35, 1375a22; ἀποδείξεις Ph.1.355; αἰσχρὸν καὶ ἄ. not workmanlike, Hp.Fract.30; πῦρ uncreative, opp. τεχνικόν, Zeno Stoic.1.34; φαντασία ib.2.24.
German (Pape)
[Seite 385] (τέχνη), ohne Kunst, a) kunstlos, einfach, argumentatio, Cic. Top. 4, 24; πίστεις Arist. rhet. 1, 2, den ἔντεχνοι entggstzt, die nicht der Redner angiebt, sondern äußere, schon vorhandene. – b) kunstwidrig, Ggstz ἔντεχνος, τριβή Plat. Phaedr. 260 e; unerfahren in der Kunst, Ggstz τεχνίτης Soph. 219 a; ἀτεχνότεροι καὶ ἀμαθέστεροι Legg. III, 679 d.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ος, ον :
sans art :
I. en parl. de pers. inhabile, inexpérimenté;
II. en parl. de choses :
1 sans art, grossier;
2 non travaillé, naturel, simple : πίστεις ἄτεχνοι preuves naturelles, tirées du sujet.
Étymologie: ἀ, τέχνη.
