ἀποδοτέος
καὶ τὸ σιγᾶν πολλάκις ἐστὶ σοφώτατον ἀνθρώπῳ νοῆσαι → and silence is often the wisest thing for a man to heed, and often is man's best wisdom to be silent, and often keeping silent is the wisest thing for a man to heed
English (LSJ)
α, ον, to be referred, to be ascribed, to be assigned, Pl. R. 456b; ἕτερος ἄν εἴη ὁρισμὸς ἀποδοτέος Arist. Top. 142a1.
Spanish (DGE)
-α, -ον
I que hay que adscribir, asignar, atribuir τὰ δὲ ἐπιτηδεύματα οὐ τὰ αὐτὰ ἀποδοτέα ταῖς αὐταῖς φύσεσιν; Pl.R.456b, ἕτερος ἂν εἴη ὁρισμὸς ἀποδοτέος Arist.Top.142a1.
II neutr. -τέον
1 hay que dar algo debido ὥστ' εἰ δυνατός, ἀ. Arist.EN 1163a8, ὀφείλοντα γὰρ ἀ. Arist.EN 1163b20, ἀ. καὶ ὑπὲρ τούτων ὀλίγα Iul.Or.3.73c.
2 hay que asignar ταῖς γυναιξὶν ... τούτω τὼ τέχνα ... ἀ. Pl.R.452a.
3 hay que describir, hay que representar οἷος τυγχάνει ὁ θεὸς ὢν ... ἀ. Pl.R.379a.
4 hay que explicar, interpretar Sch.Pi.N.5.25b.
French (Bailly abrégé)
α, ον :
adj. verb. de ἀποδίδωμι.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἀποδοτέος: adj. verb. к ἀποδίδωμι.
Middle Liddell
verb. adj. of ἀποδίδωμι.]
1. one must give back, refer, assign, τί τινι Plat.
2. one must describe, Plat.
