ἄκριτος

A. undistinguishable, confused, ἄκριτα πόλλ’ ἀγορεύειν Od. 8.505; τύμβος ἄ. one common undistinguished grave, Il. 7.337; ἄ. πάγος confused mass, Hp. Septim. 6, cf. Pl. Grg. 465d, Philostr. Gym. 26; ἄ. ἔρις καὶ ταραχή D. 18.18; ἄ. καιροί Demad. 34.

2. continual, unceasing, μῦθοι Il. 2.796; ἄχεα 3.412: neut. as Adv., πενθήμεναι ἄκριτον αἰεί Od. 18.174, 19.120; δηρὸν καὶ ἄ. h.Merc. 126; ὄρος ἄ. continuous chain of mountains, AP 6.225 (Nicaen.).

3. after Hom. in poets, countless, ἄστρων ὄχλος Critias 19; μυρία φῦλα καὶ ἄ. Opp. H. 1.80; ἄ. πλήθει Babr. 33.3.

II. undecided, doubtful, νείκεα, ἄεθλος, Il. 14.205, Hes. Sc. 311; ἄ. τελευταί which cannot be predicted, B. 9.45; ἀκρίτων ὄντων while the issue is doubtful, Th. 4.20; uncertain, of weather-signs, Ὠρίων Arist. Mete. 361b31; πυρετὸς ἄ. fever that will not come to a crisis, Hp. Acut.(Sp.)17. Adv. ‐τως Id. Epid. 1.3; τὸ ἀκρίτως ξυνεχὲς τῆς ἁμίλλης without decisive issue, Th. 7.71: neut.pl.as Adv., ἄκριτα δηρινθέντες Euph. 94.3.

2. unjudged, untried, of persons and things, ἀκρίτους κτείνειν, ἀποκτεῖναι without trial, Hdt. 3.80, Th. 2.67, cf.Lys. 19.7, D. 17.3; ἄ. ἀποθανεῖν Antipho 5.48, cf. Th. 8.48, etc.; πρᾶγμα ἄ. cause not yet tried, Isoc. 19.2, cf. Pl. Ti. 51c:—also, subject to no judge, πρύτανις A. Supp. 371. Adv. ἀκρίτως, ἀποκτείνειν D.H. 11.43, cf. Conon 28.1, LXX 1 Ma. 2.37.

III. Act., not giving judgement, Hdt. 8.124; not capable of judging, Parm. 6.7, Plb. 3.19.9, cf. Luc. Am. 37; ἄκριτα μηχανώμενοι engaged in rash attempts, E. Andr. 549; κατ’ ἄκριτον recklessly, Phld. Ir. p.69 W. Adv. ‐τως rashly, indiscreetly, Plb. 2.7.2, Epict. Gnom. 65; indiscriminately, ἐκφέρειν Procl. in Prm. p.553S.

2. not exercising judgement, undiscriminating, of fate, AP 7.439 (Theodorid.), cf. 5.283 (Rufin.); ἄκριτε δαῖμον, of death, Epigr.Gr. 204.3 (Cnid.).