pure, unmixed
ἀκέραι-ος,ον(fem.-αίαSch. Ar. Pl. 593 ), Prose word (used by E. ,v.infr.) for poet.ἀκήρατος,
A. pure, unmixed, ὕδωρ
Arist. HA 605a15
; οἶνος
Dsc. 5.6
; ἀργύριον
Poll. 3.86
, etc.;untouched,γῆ, νομή, Pl. Criti. 111b , Arist. HA 575b3 ;unalloyed, ἡδοναί
Epicur. Sent. 12
.
2. of persons,pure in blood, E. Ph. 943 .
II. unharmed, unravaged, ἀ. ἀπολαμβάνειν τὴν πόλιν
Hdt. 3.146
; γῆ
Th. 2.18
; χώρα
D. 1.28
;δύναμις, of an army,in full force, Th. 3.3 ; of troops,fresh, X. An. 6.5.9 , Plb. 1.40.12 , etc.; of property,untouched, οὐσία
D. 44.23
;ἐᾶν τι ἀσινὲς καὶ ἀ. IG 3.1418f ; of a person, Persae. Stoic. 1.99 .
2. metaph.,pure, inviolate, ἀκέραιον ὡς σῴσαιμι Μενέλεῳ λέχος
E. Hel. 48
; [τέχνη] ἀβλαβὴς καὶ ἀ. Pl. R. 342b ;complete, perfect, φαντασίαι
Phld. D. 3.8
; ἐλπίς
Plb. 6.9.3
; ὁρμαί
Id. 1.45.2
.
3. of persons,uncontaminated, guileless, E. Or. 922 ;incorruptible, κριτής
D.H. 7.4
: c. gen., ἀ. κακῶν ἠθῶν
Pl. R. 409a
, cf. Men. Epit. 489 ;unprejudiced, with an open mind, Plb. 21.31.12 .
4. ἐξ ἀκεραίου anew, Id. 23.4.10 ;while matters are undecided, Idd. 6.24.9 ;ἀκέραιον ἐᾶνleavealone, Id. 2.2.10 ;εἰς -ον ἀποκαθιστάναι,=Lat.in integrum restituere,
IG 14.951 .Adv. -ως, of payment,in full, Cic. Att. 15.21.2 ;unreservedly, Phld. Lib. p.57O.
