A.undistinguishable, confused, “ἄκριτα πόλλ᾽ ἀγορεύειν” Od.8.505; τύμβος ἄ. one common undistinguished grave, Il. 7.337; ἄ. πάγος confused mass, Hp.Septim.6, cf. Pl.Grg.465d, Philostr. Gym.26; “ἄ. ἔρις καὶ ταραχή” D.18.18; “ἄ. καιροί” Demad.34.
2. continual, unceasing, “μῦθοι” Il.2.796; “ἄχεα” 3.412: neut. as Adv., “πενθήμεναι ἄκριτον αἰεί” Od.18.174, 19.120; “δηρὸν καὶ ἄ.” h.Merc.126; ὄρος ἄ. continuous chain of mountains, AP6.225 (Nicaen.).
3. after Hom. in poets, countless, “ἄστρων ὄχλος” Critias 19; “μυρία φῦλα καὶ ἄ.” Opp.H.1.80; “ἄ. πλήθει” Babr.33.3.
II. undecided, doubtful, νείκεα, ἄεθλος, Il.14.205, Hes.Sc.311; ἄ. τελευταί which cannot be predicted, B.9.45; ἀκρίτων ὄντων while the issue is doubtful, Th.4.20; uncertain, of weather-signs, “Ὠρίων” Arist.Mete.361b31; πυρετὸς ἄ. fever that will not come to a crisis, Hp.Acut.(Sp.)17. Adv. “-τως” Id.Epid.1.3; τὸ ἀκρίτως ξυνεχὲς τῆς ἁμίλλης without decisive issue, Th.7.71: neut.pl.as Adv., “ἄκριτα δηρινθέντες” Euph.94.3.
2. unjudged, untried, of persons and things, ἀκρίτους κτείνειν, ἀποκτεῖναι without trial, Hdt.3.80, Th.2.67, cf.Lys.19.7, D.17.3; “ἄ. ἀποθανεῖν” Antipho 5.48, cf. Th.8.48, etc.; πρᾶγμα ἄ. cause not yet tried, Isoc.19.2, cf. Pl.Ti.51c:—also, subject to no judge, “πρύτανις” A.Supp.371. Adv. “ἀκρίτως, ἀποκτείνειν” D.H.11.43, cf. Conon 28.1, LXX 1 Ma. 2.37.
III. Act., not giving judgement, Hdt.8.124; not capable of judging, Parm.6.7, Plb.3.19.9, cf. Luc.Am.37; ἄκριτα μηχανώμενοι engaged in rash attempts, E.Andr.549; κατ᾽ ἄκριτον recklessly, Phld. Ir.p.69 W. Adv. -τως rashly, indiscreetly, Plb.2.7.2, Epict.Gnom. 65; indiscriminately, “ἐκφέρειν” Procl.in Prm.p.553S.