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ἀκρατ-ής

akrates

powerless, impotent

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What it meant

ἀκρατ-ής · akrat-ēs — LSJ

powerless, impotent

powerless, impotent, γῆρας S. OC 1236; παιδία Hp. Aër. 10; of paralysed limbs, IG 4.951.22 (Epid.), Aret. SD 1.7.

2 invalid

in Law, invalid, πρῆσις GDI 5653 (Chios), cf. IG 12(8).267.12 (Thasos).

II not having power, command over, with, tied, intemperate in the use of, intemperate in pursuit of, unable to

c. gen. rei, not having power or command over a thing, γλώσσης A. Pr. 884; φωνῆς, παντὸς τοῦ σώματος, ἑωυτοῦ, Hp. Morb. 1.3, Art. 48, Morb. 2.6; ὀργῆς Th. 3.84; θυμοῦ Pl. Lg. 869a; ἀ. τῶν χειρῶν, of persons with their hands tied, D.H. 1.38; intemperate in the use of a thing, ἀφροδισίων, οἴνου, X. Mem. 1.2.2, Oec. 12.11; ἀ. κέρδους, τιμῆς intemperate in pursuit of them, Arist. EN 1147b33; with Preps., ἀ. πρὸς τὸν οἶνον Id. HA 594a10; περὶ τὰ πόματα Id. PA 691a3: c. inf., ἀ. εἴργεσθαί τινος unable

2 without command over, incontinent

abs. in moral sense, without command over oneself or oneʼs passions, incontinent, Arist. EN 1145b11; ἀ. στόμα Ar. Ra. 838; νηδύς Aristias 3. Adv. ἀκρατῶς, ἔχειν πρός τι Pl. Lg. 710a.

3 uncontrolled, immoderate, incontinence

of things, uncontrolled, immoderate, δαπάνη AP 9.367 (Luc.); οὖρον . . ἀκρατές incontinence of urine, Aret. SA 1.6; cf. ἀκρᾰτί.

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