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|Definition=ον, gen. ονος, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">free from business</b> (πράγματα), <b class="b2">easy-going, fond of quiet</b>, esp. of those who <b class="b2">refrain from meddling in politics</b>, opp. πολυπράγμων, ὅστις δὲ πράσσει πολλά . . μωρὸς παρὸν ζῆν ἡδέως ἀπράγμονα <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Fr.</span>193</span>; <b class="b3">τῶν ἀ. γε πόρνων κοὐχὶ τῶν σεμνῶν [τις ὤν</b>] <span class="bibl">Eup.8.4D.</span>; esp. with political connotation, <b class="b2">not meddling in public affairs</b>, 'mugwump', ἄν τιν' αὐτῶν γνῷς ἀπράγμον' ὄντα καὶ κεχηνότα <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Eq.</span>261</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Antipho 3.2.1</span>; αὐτουργοί τε καὶ ἀ. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>565a</span>; ἀ. καὶ οὐ φιλόδικος <span class="bibl">D.40.32</span>; ἀκάκους καὶ ἀ. <span class="bibl">Id.47.82</span>; οἱ ἀ. οὐκ ἄδικοι <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Rh.</span>1381a25</span>; τὸν μηδὲν τῶνδε [τῶν πολιτικῶν] μετέχοντα οὐκ ἀπράγμονα ἀλλ' ἀχρεῖον νομίζομεν <span class="bibl">Th.2.40</span>; πόλις ἀ. <b class="b2">keeping clear of foreign politics</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.6.18</span>; ἡσυχία ἀ. <span class="bibl">Id.1.70</span>; βίος ἀνδρὸς ἰδιώτου ἀπράγμονος <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>620c</span>; τὸ ἄ. <span class="bibl">Th.2.63</span>; <b class="b3">τόπος ἀ</b>. a place <b class="b2">free from law and strife</b>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Av.</span>44</span>; ἀπόλαυσις ἀ. <span class="bibl">X. <span class="title">Mem.</span>2.1.33</span>. Adv. <b class="b3">-μόνως</b> <b class="b2">without trouble</b> or <b class="b2">care</b>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Fr.</span>787</span>; ἀ. ζῆν ἡδύ <span class="bibl">Apollod.Com.1.1</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> of things, <b class="b2">not troublesome</b> or <b class="b2">painful</b>, τελευτὴν . . ἀπραγμονεστάτην τοῖς φίλοις <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Ap.</span>7</span>. Adv. -μόνως <b class="b2">without trouble</b>, <span class="bibl">Th.4.61</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>6.4.27</span>; σῴζεσθαι <span class="bibl">Th.6.87</span>; ὁ λόγος ἀ. εἴρηται <b class="b2">carelessly</b>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Mete.</span>369b27</span>: Comp. -έστερον <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Ages.</span>4.1</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">simple</b>, ἐσθής <span class="bibl">Muson.<span class="title">Ep.</span>4</span>.</span>