ἀθῷος,ον, (θωά, Ion.
θωιή):—
A. scot-free, E. Ba. 672 , etc.; ἐγὼ μὲν ἀ. ἅπασι
D. 18.125
;ἀθῴους καθιστάναι τινάςto secure theirimmunity, Id. 3.11 ;ἀθῷον ἀφιέναιTest. ap. eund. 21.107 ;ἀ. ἀπαλλάττεινor-εσθαιto get offscot-free, Pl. Sph. 254d , Lys. 6.4 ; ἀπέρχεσθαι
Archipp. 40
; διαφυγεῖν
Men. 130
.
2. c. gen.,free froma thing, πληγῶν
Ar. Nu. 1413
;ἀ. ἀδικημάτων unpunished foroffences, Lycurg. 79 , cf. D.S. 14.76 .
3. unharmed by, ἀθῷος τῆς Φιλίππου . . δυναστείας
D. 18.270
.
II. not deserving punishment, guiltless, ἀ. ὁ κτείνων