without end,
ἀτελής,ές,
A. without end,i.e.,
1. not brought to an endorissue, unaccomplished,
τῷ κε καὶ οὐκ ἀ. θάνατος μνηστῆρσι γένοιτο
Od. 17.546
;εἰρήνη ἐγένετο ἀ.the peace wasnot brought about,
X. HG 4.8.15 ;τὰ μὲν λελεγμένα ἄρρητ' ἐγώ σοι κἀτελῆ φυλάξομαι unaccomplished,i. e.harmless,
S. El. 1012 .
2. incomplete, unfinished,
ἀτελῆ σοφίας καρπὸν δρέπειν
Pi. Fr. 209
; ἀτελεῖ τῇ νίκῃ . . ἀνέστησαν
Th. 8.27
; of a building, ib. 40 ;without endorpurpose,
ἡ φύσις οὐθὲν . . ἀτελὲς ποιεῖ
Arist. Pol. 1256b21
.
3. inchoate, imperfect,of growth, Hp. Art. 41 ( Comp. ); ᾠὰ ἀ.
Arist. GA 733a2
;ζῷαib. 774b5 ;πολῖται ἀ.,of minors, Id. Pol. 1275a17 ; ἀ. συλλογισμός
Id. APr. 24a13
; ἀ. ποιεῖν τινά castrate,
Luc. Syr.D. 20
: Comp.
-έστερος less highly developed,
Phlp. in Ph. 898.29
.Adv.
-λῶς incompletely,
Arist. Pol. 1275a13
, dub. in Plu. 2.472f .
4. never-ending,
Δαναί̈δων ὑδρεῖαι ἀ.
Pl. Ax. 371e
.
5. indeterminate,
Id. Phlb. 24b ; τὸ μὲν ἄπειρον ἀ. ἡ δὲ φύσις ἀεὶ ζητεῖ τέλος
Arist. GA 715b14
, cf. Pol. 1256b21 .
II.
Act. ,not bringing to an end, not accomplishing one's purpose, ineffectual,
ἀτελεῖ νόῳ
Pi. N. 3.42
; of persons, ἀποπέμπειν τινά
Pl. Smp. 179d
;ἀ. περὶ τὸ κρίνειν imperfectly fitted for. . , Arist. Pol. 1281b38 ; ἀ. εἴς τι
Ph. 2.417
: c.inf.,unableto doeffectually,
ἄκυρος καὶ ἀ. σῶσαι
And. 4.9
;invalid,
δίκα
Michel 196
(Elis).
2. not giving accomplishment toa thing, μαντεύμασι
Pi. P. 5.62
.
III. (τέλοςIV)free from taxortribute,
Hdt. 2.168 , 3.91 , Lys. 32.24 : c.gen.,ἀ. τῶν ἄλλων free fromall othertaxes,
Hdt. 1.192 ;καρπῶν ἀ. free from tithe onproduce, Id. 6.46 ;exempt,
λῃτουργιῶν
D. 21.155
;στρατείαςib. 166 , cf. IG 22.1132.12 , Arist. Pol. 1270b4 ;τοῦ ἄλλου(sc.φόρου) IG 1.40 ;μετοικίουib. 2.121 .
b. of things,untaxed,
ἀ. τὸν σῖτον ἐξάγειν
D. 34.36
; ὅσα οἱ νόμοι ἀ. πεποιήκασιν
Id. 42.18
.
2. of sums,without deduction, nett, ὀβολὸς ἀ.an obolclear gain,
X. Vect. 4.14 sq.; τριάκοντα μνᾶς ἀτελεῖς ἐλάμβανε τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ
D. 27.9
.
3. not costly,
S. Fr. 268 , Amphis 29 , Paus.Gr. Fr. 305 .
IV. (τέλοςv)uninitiated,c. gen., ἱερῶν
h.Cer. 481
; ἀ. τῆς θέας
Pl. Phdr. 248b
; prob.unmarried,
Tab.Defix.Aud. 68a : metaph., ἔρημον καὶ ἀ. φιλοσοφίαν λείπειν
Pl. R. 495c
.
