too short to be cut
ἀκᾰρής,ές, (κείρω) properly of hair,
A. too short to be cut, hence generally,small, tiny, ἀκαρῆ τινα ἐνθυμήματα
D.H. Isoc. 20
; ἐν ἀκαρεῖ χρόνῳ
Com.Adesp. 370
(and codd. in Ar. Pl. 244 ).
II. metaph.,within a hair's breadth of, all but, στρουθὶς ἀκαρὴς νὴ Δί' εἶ
Alex. 144
; ἀ. παραπόλωλας
Men. 835
; ἀ. δέω φάσκειν
Id. Pk. 166
; κατέπεσον ἀ. τῷ δέει
Com.Adesp. 581
.
III. freq. of Time, esp. neut.ἀκαρές,moment, ἐν ἀκαρεῖ χρόνου
Ar. Pl. 244
(ap.EM), Alciphr. 3.56 , Luc. Tim. 3 (alsoἐν ἀ. τοῦ χρόνουib. 23 );ἐν ἀ. alone, Id. Asin. 37 , Plot. 5.5.7 ; alsoἀκαρῆ διαλιπών(sc.χρόνον) having waiteda moment, Ar. Nu. 496 ;ἀκαρὲς ὥρας in a moment, Plu. Ant. 28 ;ἡμέρας μιᾶς ἀ. Id. 2.938a ; ἐπ' ἀκαρές
Aret. SD 2.2
.
2. neut. pl.ἀκαρῆ, usu. with negs., nota bit, notat all,οὐκ ἀπολαύεις πλὴν τοῦθ' ὃ φέρεις ἀκαρῆnota bit, notat all, Ar. V. 701 ;οὐδ' ἀκαρῆib. 541 (lyr.), D. 50.56 ;ἀκαρῆ παντελῶς( v.l. ἀκαρεί ) Xenarch. 7.15 ;παρ' ἀκαρῆwithina hair's breadth, Pl. Ax. 366c , Phld. Rh. 2.28
S.
IV. τὸ ἀ.ring on the little finger, Poll. 5.100 , Hsch.
V. Adv. ἀκαρῶςSch. Ar. Pl. 244 ( -έως
Hsch.
);ἀκαρεί,instantly, Plu. Sert. 16 .
