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ἀκατά-ληπτος

akataleptos

that cannot be reached

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ἀκατά-ληπτος · akata-lēptos — LSJ

that cannot be reached, touched

that cannot be reached or touched, Arist. Pr. 921b23; τί ἐστι φίλος; ἄνθρωπος ἀ. Secund. Sent. 11. Adv. -τως Sch. Il. 17.75.

II not to be conquered, defying suppression

not to be conquered, J. BJ 3.7.7; defying suppression, τὸ ἀ. τῆς γοητείας Vett.Val. 238.25.

2 incomprehensible, that cannot be grasped

Philos., incomprehensible, Phld. Acad.Ind. p.91 M., M.Ant. 7.54, S.E. M. 7.432; that cannot be grasped, πλῆθος, of the stars, Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.168.

3 not comprehending, attaining conviction, inability to comprehend, attain conviction

not comprehending or attaining conviction, φαντασία (opp. καταληπτική, q.v.) Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.40, al.: c. gen., ἀ. τῶν ὁμοειδῶν Phld. Herc. 1457.12. Adv. -τως, ἔχειν περί τινος Ph. 1.78; prob. l. in Arr. Epict. 2.23.46:—hence ἀκαταληψία, ἡ, inability to comprehend or attain conviction, Sceptic term, attrib. to Stoics by Galen, Stoic. 1.17, but to Arcesilaus by Cic. Att. 13.19.3, Numen. ap. Eus. PE 14.7, S.E. P. 1.1.

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