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εἰκαῖος

εἰκαῖος, random, purposeless

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εἰκαῖα neuter nominative plural, neuter vocative plural, neuter accusative plural of εἰκαῖος

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εἰκαῖος, α, ον, (εἰκῇ)
  • without aim or purpose,
      • 1 of things, random, purposeless, τίκτει γὰρ οὐδὲν ἐσθλὸν εἰκαία σχολή S. Fr. 308; ὡς εἰκαῖον ὄν as being useless, Luc. JConf. 6; εἰ. διήγημα J. BJProoem. 1. Adv. -ως, δοξάζειν cj. in Epicur. Ep. 1 p.30 U., cf. Diotog. ap. Stob. 4.1.96, D.L. 2.128, Procl. in Cra. p.26 P.: Comp. -ότερον S.E. M. 1.276: neut. pl. as Adv., Lyc. 748.
      • 2 of persons, rash, hasty, Plb. 7.7.5, etc.; οἱ πολλοὶ καὶ εἰ. Cebes 12; τὸ εἰ. PRyl. 235.12 (ii A. D.).
      • 3 ordinary, casual, J. BJ 2.10.2, Luc. Am. 33; taken at random, ξύλα Iamb. Comm.Math. 4; careless, σφίξις Heliod. ap. Orib. 50.9.10.

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