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ἀπροσδόκητος

ἀπροσδόκητος, unexpected, unlooked for

ἀπροσ-δόκητος, ον,
  • unexpected, unlooked for, A. Pr. 680, S. El. 1017, etc.; εὐπραγία Th. 3.39; πρᾶγμʼ ἡμῖν ἰδεῖν ἀ. Ar. Lys. 352; κακοπάθεια Antipho 3.2.11; τύχη Pl. Lg. 920d; ἀ. [ὁδὸν] πορευθείς X. HG 6.4.3; ἐξ ἀπροσδοκήτου Hdt. 1.191, 7.204. Adv. -τως Th. 4.29, Lys. 1.11, etc.
    • II Act., not expecting, unaware, ἐπιθέσθαι τισὶ ἀπροσδοκήτοις Th. 2.33, cf. 7.39; ἀ. ἦσαν ὡς ἤδη μαχούμενοι Id. 6.69; ἀ. μὴ ἄν ποτέ τινα σφίσιν ἐπιθέσθαι Id. 7.29.

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