ἀφυής
ἀφυής, without natural talent, witless, dull
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ἀφυεῖς masculine accusative plural, feminine accusative plural, masculine nominative plural, masculine vocative plural, feminine nominative plural, feminine vocative plural of ἀφυής
- without natural talent, not clever, dull, opp. εὐφυής, πρός τι Pl. R. 455b; οὐκ ἀ. no fool, Id. Lg. 832a; ἀ. πρὸς ταύτην τὴν σκέψιν wanting wit for it, Id. Phd. 96c; ἐς μάθησιν Democr. 85, cf. AP 14.62.
- 2 in good sense, simple, unschooled, S. l.c.
- II naturally unsuited, οὐκ ἀ. πρὸς τὸ φιλοκερδεῖν X. Cyr. 1.6.32; of places, ταῖς δυνάμεσι Plb. 1.30.7; πρός τι Id. 4.38.1 (Sup.). Adv. ἀφυῶς, διακεῖσθαι πρός τι Id. 1.88.11; ἀ. ἔχειν πρός τι Arist. IA 710a5, Plu. Aem. 2: Comp. -έστερον Anon.Rhythm. Oxy. 9. iii 11.
- III = δυσφυής (as etym. of ἀφύη), Ath. 7.324d.
I
1 falto de capacidad natural, incapaz, inadecuado de pers.
οὐκ ἀφυεῖς ὄντας
ἐν τῷ γένει τῶν ἀνθρώπων ... εὐφυεῖς καὶ ἀφυεῖς
οἱ ... σκληρόσαρκοι ἀφυεῖς τὴν διάνοιαν
ἐς μάθησιν
πρὸς ... τὴν σκέψιν
πρὸς τὸ φυλοκερδεῖν
πρὸς τὴν ... θεραπείαν
πρὸς τὸν θάνατον
πρὸς τὴν στροφήν
πρὸς ἀμφότερα ... ἀφυέστατον
ἀ. (λόφος) ... ταῖς ἑαυτῶν δυνάμεσιν
2 simple, tonto, estúpido abs.
ψυχή
τί ἐστιν οὕτως ἀ.
ὦ πάντων ἀνθρώπων ἀφυέστατε
3 distrófico, atrófico como falsa etim. de ἀφύη:
ἀφύαι δ' ὡς ἂν ἀφυεῖς οὖσαι, τουτέστιν δυσφυεῖς
II adv.
1 -ῶς inadecuadamente, torpemente
ἀ. ἔχειν πρὸς τὴν ... χρῆσιν
πρὸς οὐδέτερον ἀ. ἔχων
ἀ. διακείμενοι ... πρὸς τὸ πάλιν ἀναλαμβάνειν
ἀ. συνέθετο Δροσέριος
2 -έστερον de manera menos natural
χρήσαιτο δ' ἂν καὶ ὁ ἴαμβος τῇ αὐτῇ ταύτῃ λέξει, ἀ. δὲ τοῦ βακχείου
el yambo puede emplear ese mismo lenguaje, pero de manera menos natural que el baqueo
• Adv. ἀφυῶς , z.B. διακεῖσθαι πρός τι, nicht geeignet sein wozu, Pol. 1.88 ; ebenso ἀφυῶς ἔχειν, Philo.
- 1without natural talent, witless, dull, Plat.; ἀφυὴς πρός τι naturally unsuited to a thing, Plat., Xen.
- 2simple, unschooled, Soph.