ἀκάμπιος
τίς γὰρ ἁδονᾶς ἄτερ θνατῶν βίος ποθεινὸς ἢ ποία τυραννίς; τᾶς ἄτερ οὐδὲ θεῶν ζηλωτὸς αἰών → What human life is desirable without pleasure, or what lordly power? Without it not even the life of the gods is enviable.
English (LSJ)
ἀκάμπιον, = ἀκαμπής, S.Fr.988:—neut. ἀκάμπιον, τό, in chariotor horse-racing, straight course, IG2.966A43, Delph.3(2).38,al., cf. EM45.3.
Spanish (DGE)
-ον
1 inflexible S.Fr.988.
2 agon. ὁ ἀ. (sc. δρόμος) carrera lisa, en línea recta competición hípica en diversas modalidades ἵππῳ ἀκάμπιον (ἐνίκησεν) FD 2.42, cf. 38 (II a.C.), ἅρματι ἀ. IG 22.2314.43 (II a.C.), ζεύγει ἀ. SEG 41.115.1.15 (Atenas II a.C.), συνωρίδι ἀ. SEG 41.115.2.48 (Atenas II a.C.), ἀ.· ὁ ἐπ' εὐθείας δρόμος καὶ περίπατος Phot., cf. EM α 613.
Greek Monolingual
ἀκάμπιος, -ον (AM)
χωρίς καμπές, ίσιος (δρόμος).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ἀ- στερητ. + καμπή.
