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ἀδυ?́να^τ-ος , ον,
I. of persons, unable to do a thing, c. inf., Hdt.3.138, Epich.272, E.HF56, etc.; “. εἰπεῖνArist.Rh.1379a2; . ὥστε . . Onos.1.13: Comp., τὸν δυνατώτερον τοῦ -ωτέρου [πλέον ἔχειν] Pl.Grg.483d: Sup. “-ώτατος, λέγεινEup.95.
2. abs., without strength, powerless, weakly, Hdt.5.9, E.Ion596, Andr.746; οἱ . men disabled for service, whether as invalids or paupers, Lys.24 tit., Arist.Ath.49.4; “ἐν τοῖς . μισθοφορεῖνAeschin.1.103; “. σώματιLys.2.73; . χρήμασι poor, Th.7.28; εἴς τι Pl.Hp.Mi.366b; οἱ -ώτατοι persons of no importance, Phld.Herc. 1457.8; of ships, disabled, Hdt.6.16; τὸ . want of strength, Pl. Hp.Ma.296a; τὰ . disabilities, D.18.108.
III. Adv. -τως without power or skill, feebly, “ἀμύνεσθαιAntipho 4.3.3, cf. 3.3.4 (Comp.), Lys.12.3:—. ἔχειν to be unwell, Pl.Ax.364b; to be unable, c. inf., Arist. Rh.Al.1435a16; . ἔχει it is impossible, Epicur.Ep.2p.49U.; . λέγεται it is an impossible story, Phld.Rh.2.122 S.—Rare in poetry: Trag. only in E.
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