ἄκριτος (akritos)

Where it lives

Against Epicrates and his Fellow-envoys 2 · 26.7/10k
Against The Corn-Dealers 2 · 17.81/10k
Against Lochites 1 · 8.93/10k
On the Scrutiny of Evandros 1 · 7.25/10k
Against Eratosthenes 3 · 6.2/10k
On the Accession of Alexander 1 · 5.6/10k
Defense Against a Charge of Subverting the Democracy 1 · 4.96/10k
Against Andocides 1 · 3.85/10k
Aegineticus 1 · 3.44/10k
On the Property of Aristophanes 1 · 3.22/10k
Shield of Heracles 1 · 3.09/10k
Trapeziticus 1 · 3/10k

Densest 12 of 39 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

ἄκρῐτος · akritos — LSJ

undistinguishable, confused, common undistinguished, confused

undistinguishable, confused, ἄκριτα πόλλʼ 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, continuous chain of

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, AP 6.225 (Nicaen.).

3 countless

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, which cannot be, predicted, is doubtful, uncertain, that will not come to a crisis, without decisive issue

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.[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, without trial, not yet tried, subject to no judge

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 not giving judgement, not capable of judging, rash, recklessly, rashly, indiscreetly, indiscriminately

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; κατʼ 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.

2 not exercising judgement, undiscriminating

not exercising judgement, undiscriminating, of fate, AP 7.439 (Theodorid.), cf. 5.283 (Rufin.); ἄκριτε δαῖμον, of death, Epigr.Gr. 204.3 (Cnid.).

In the wild

ἄκριτος · akritos Aeschylus, Suppliant Maidens 371–374
ἄκριτον · akriton Aristotle, Athenian Constitution Ath. Pol..40 (DIORISIS sentence 464)
ἄκριτον · akriton Demosthenes, Against Aristocrates 27 (DIORISIS sentence 75)
ἀκρίτων · akritōn Demosthenes, Against Aristocrates 36 (DIORISIS sentence 118)
ἄκριτον · akriton Demosthenes, Against Aristocrates 76 (DIORISIS sentence 298)
ἄκριτον · akriton Demosthenes, Against Aristocrates 81 (DIORISIS sentence 312)

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Where it came from

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