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ἀπορία , Ion. -ιη, , (ἄπορος)
A.being ἄπορος: hence,
I. of places, difficulty of passing, X.An.5.6.10.
2. not providing a thing, Id.Men. 78e.
III. of persons, difficulty of dealing with or getting at,τῶν ΣκυθέωνHdt.4.83; “τοῦ ἀποκτείναντοςAntipho 2.4.2.
2. being at a loss, embarrassment, perplexity,. τοῦ δυστυχεῖνE.Ion971, cf. Th. 7.44,75, etc.; “. ἐν τῷ λόγῷ συμβᾶσαAeschin.2.41; distress, discomfort, in illness, Hp.Epid.5.42, Aret.SA2.5: hence metaph., “ὠδίνουσι καὶ ἀπορίας ἐμπίμπλανταιPl.Tht.151a.
3. . τινός lack of a person or thing, “σοφῶν ἀνδρῶνAr.Ra.806; τροφῆς, χρημάτων, etc., Th.1.11, 7.48; ἀπώλλυντο . . ἀπορίᾳ τοῦ θεραπεύοντος for want of one to attend to them, Id.2.51; “. λόγωνPl.Ap.38d; . πλοίων shortage of ships, CPHerm.6.10: abs., need, poverty, Th.1.123; “. καὶ πενίαAnd.1.144; opp. εὐπορία, Arist.Pol.1279b27: in pl., D. 19.146.
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