Liddell–Scott–Jones: ἄδηλ-ος

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unseen, invisible

ἄδηλ-ος,ον,

A. unseen, invisible, of a fish, ποιεῖν ἑαυτὸν ἄ.

Arist. HA 620b31

;ἄ. χιτών, of the hyaloid membrane of the eye, [ Gal. ] 14.712 ;unknown, obscure, Hes. Op. 6 ; τὸν ἄ. ἄνδρα . . ἰχνεύειν

S. OT 475

;ἐὰν δὲ . . ἄ. ὁ κτείνας ᾖPl Lg. 874a ; of troops, ἄ. τοῖς πολεμίοις

X. Cyr. 6.3.13

; εἰς τὸ ἄ. ἀποκρύπτειν

Id. Eq.Mag. 5.7

.

II. mostly of things,ἄ. θάνατοιdeathby an unknown hand, S. OT 496 ;ἄ. ἔχθρα secretenmity, Th. 8.108 ;ῥεῖ πᾶν ἄδηλονmelts allto nothing, S. Tr. 698 ;inscrutable, E. Or. 1318 .

b. neut.,ἄδηλόν [ἐστι] εἰ. .it is uncertainwhether . ., Pl. Phdr. 232e , al.;ἄ. μή. . Id. Phd. 91d : abs., ἄ. ὄν

Th. 1.2

; ἐν ἀδήλῳ εἶναι

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Antipho 5.6

; ἐν ἀδηλοτέρῳ εἶναι

X. HG 7.5.8

; ἐξ ἀδήλου ἔρχεται [σελήνη]

S. Fr. 871.5

; alsoἄ.agreeing with the subject (likeδίκαιός εἰμι), παῖδες ἄ. ὁποτέρων,

= ἄδηλον ὁποτέρων παῖδές εἰσιν , Lys. 1.33 ;ἀδήλοις . . πῶς ἀποβήσεται,

= ἃ ἄ. ἐστι πῶς ἀ. , Arist. EN 1112b9 , cf. X. Mem. 1.1.6 .

2. not evident to sense, ὄψις τῶν ἀ. τὰ φαινόμενα

Anaxag. 21a

, cf. Epicur. Ep. 1p.6U. ; opp.φανερόν, Phld. Sign. 6 , al.; opp.ἐναργές, ib. 14 , cf. Diog.Oen. 8 .

3. unintelligible, φωνή

1 Ep.Cor. 14.8

.

4. unproved,

Stoic. 2.89 .

III. Adv. -λως secretly, Th. 1.92 , etc.: Sup.

-ότατα

Id. 7.50

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References

Arist. HA 620b31
Gal.
14.712
Hes. Op. 6
S. OT 475
Lg. 874a
X. Cyr. 6.3.13
Id. Eq.Mag. 5.7
S. OT 496
Th. 8.108
S. Tr. 698
E. Or. 1318
Pl. Phdr. 232e
Id. Phd. 91d
Th. 1.2
Antipho 5.6
X. HG 7.5.8
S. Fr. 871.5
Lys. 1.33
Arist. EN 1112b9
X. Mem. 1.1.6
Anaxag. 21a
Epicur. Ep. 1p.6U.
Phld. Sign. 6
14
Diog.Oen. 8
1 Ep.Cor. 14.8
Stoic. 2.89
Th. 1.92
Id. 7.50