ἀτασθάλλω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From ἀτάσθαλος (atásthalos, reckless) +‎ -λλω (-llō, verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ἀτασθάλλω (atasthállō)

  1. to act recklessly, wickedly, or without regard for consequences
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 18.55–57:
      ἀλλ’ ἄγε νῦν μοι πάντες ὀμόσσατε καρτερὸν ὅρκον,
      μή τις ἐπ’ Ἴρῳ ἦρα φέρων ἐμὲ χειρὶ βαρείῃ
      πλήξῃ ἀτασθάλλων, τούτῳ δέ με ἶφι δαμάσσῃ.
      all’ áge nûn moi pántes omóssate karteròn hórkon,
      mḗ tis ep’ Írōi êra phérōn emè kheirì bareíēi
      plḗxēi atasthállōn, toútōi dé me îphi damássēi.
      [disguised Odysseus to the suitors:]
      But come now, everyone swear to me a powerful oath that no one will, to do Irus a favor, wickedly hit me with a heavy hand, and weaken me with strength for him.
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 19.86–88:
      Τηλέμαχος· τὸν δ’ οὔ τις ἐνὶ μεγάροισι γυναικῶν
      λήθει ἀτασθάλλουσ’, ἐπεὶ οὐκέτι τηλίκος ἐστίν.
      Tēlémakhos; tòn d’ oú tis enì megároisi gunaikôn
      lḗthei atasthállous’, epeì oukéti tēlíkos estín.
      [disguised Odysseus to Penelope:]
      Telemachus; without whose notice none of the women in the palace does anything wicked, since he is no longer young enough for that.

Usage notes

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The only forms occurring are the present present participles: ἀτασθάλλων (atasthállōn) and ἀτασθάλλουσα (atasthállousa), as seen above.

Inflection

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References

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  • ἀτασθάλλω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ἀτασθάλλω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ἀτασθάλλω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • ἀτασθάλλω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963