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ἄτεχνος

ἄτεχνος, without art, ignorant of the rules of art, unskilled, empirical

ἄτεχν-ος, ον,
  • without art, unskilful, Pl. Plt. 274c; esp. ignorant of the rules or principles of art, opp. ἔντεχνος or τεχνίτης, unskilled, unprofessional, of persons, Id. Sph. 219a, Gal. 6.134, S.E. P. 3.262; having no trade or profession, PFlor. 4.14 (iv A.D.); unsystematic, διδασκαλία Anon. in SE 67.31; of pursuits, ἄ. τριβή Pl. Phdr. 260e, cf. 262c, Lg. 938a; πίστεις ἄ. proofs not invented by the orator, Arist. Rh. 1355b35, 1375a22; ἀποδείξεις Ph. 1.355; αἰσχρὸν καὶ ἄ. not workmanlike, Hp. Fract. 30; πῦρ uncreative, opp. τεχνικόν, Zeno Stoic. 1.34; φαντασία ib. 2.24.
  • [For advv. ἀτέχνως and ἀτεχνῶς see separate entries]

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