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ἀτεχνῶς

ἀτεχνῶς, simply

ἀτεχνῶς, (with penult. short), Adv. of ἀτεχνής,
  • simply, i.e. really, absolutely, freq. in Com., Pl., etc.; ἀ. ἥκω παρεσκευασμένος Ar. Ach. 37, cf. Nu. 408, 1174, al.; καλὸν ἀ. simply beautiful, Id. Av. 820; ἀ. γε παμπόνηρα Id. Ra. 106; ῥύγχος ἀ. ἔσθʼ ὑός simply a swineʼs snout, Pherecr. 102; ἀ. μὲν οὖν σκύτη βλέπει Eup. 282; ἀ. τὸ τοῦ Ὁμήρου ἐπεπόνθη Pl. Smp. 198c; bona fide, sincerely, opp. κόμπου ἕνεκα, Philostr. VA 6.20: freq. in comparisons, ἀ. ὥσπερ just like, Pl. Phd. 90c, etc.; ἀ. οἷον Id. Lg. 952e: with neg., οὐδʼ ἂν διαλεχθείην γʼ ἀ. would just not have spoken a word to him, Ar. Nu. 425; ἀ. οὐδείς simply no one, Id. Av. 605, cf. Pl. 362, Pl. Plt. 288a.—On ἀτέχνως and ἀτεχνῶς v. Sch. Ar. Pl. 109. [For ἀτέχνως see separate entry]

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