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λήθαργ-ος

lethargos

lethargy, lethargic fever

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1. λήθαργος · lēthargos — Beekes

λήθαργος [m., f] ‘lethargy, lethargic fever’ (Hp. Arist, Chrysipp. Stoic.), as an adjective also ‘forgetful’ (Men., AP). eVAR Also plur. *DER AnBapy-tkdc ‘affected by lethargy, lethargic’ (medic. AP), -W5n¢ ‘id. (Dsc., Gal.), -ia ‘lethargy’ (Com. Adesp.), -éw [v.] ‘to be forgetful’ (pap., inscr.). Unclear is ἀλήθαργος POxy. 1381, 100 (literary, II’). 856 λήθη — [Beekes, s.v. λήθαργος, p. 902]

2. λήθαργος · lēthargos — Chantraine

λήθαργος : employé comme adj. assez tardivement au sens d’« oublieux » (Mén. fr. 868, AP, etc.) équivalent de ἐπιλήσμων selon Phryn. 390, d'où ληθαργέω « oublier » (pap., etc.), au passif à Aphrodisias (L. Robert, Hellenica 4,128) avec ἀληθάργητος «inoubliable» (ibid.). En outre, ἀλήθαργος dont l'existence est douteuse P. Ομ. 1381, 100 dans un texte littéraire. Cet adj. (à côté duquel on peut suppléer νόσος ou … — [Chantraine, s.v. λήθαργος, p. 653]

3. λήθαργ-ος · lētharg-os — LSJ

forgetful

forgetful, c. gen., AP 5.151 (Mel.), 12.80 (Id.): abs., Men. 1029, Phld. Rh. 1.6 S.:—later word for ἐπιλήσμων, acc. to Phryn. 390.

2 lethargic

lethargic, ἀλήθαργος (sic) εἰς ὕπνον ἐφερόμην POxy. 1381.100 (ii A.D.).

II lethargy

as Subst., ὁ and ἡ, lethargy, Hp. Morb. 2.65, al., Lyc. 241, Ant.Lib. 23.2, Gal. 10.931, Paul.Aeg. 3.9: in pl., Arist. Somn.Vig. 457a3, Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.57; coupled with μελαγχολία, ibid.

b lethargic fever

lethargic fever, Hp. Aph. 3.30. Cf. λαίθαργος.

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