ἀμελής

ές, Adv.

μέλει

A. careless, negligent, Ar. Lys. 882, X. Mem. 2.6.19; φιλοπότης τε κἀμελής Eup. 208; ἀργὸς . . καὶ ἀ. Pl. R. 421d, etc. Adv. ‐λῶς carelessly, Th. 6.100: Comp. ‐έστερον Id. 2.11; ‐εστέρως Aen.Tact. 26.8.
2. c. gen., careless of . . , Pl. Sph. 225d, etc.; περί τινα Isoc. 19.32. Adv., ἐάν τις γονέων ‐έστερον ἔχῃ τοῦ δέοντος Pl. Lg. 932a; ἀμελῶς ἔχειν πρός τι X. Oec. 2.7; περὶ θεούς Id. Cyr. 1.2.7.
3. c. inf., οὐκ ἀ. ποιεῖν not negligent in doing, Plu. 2.64f.
II. Pass., uncared for, unheeded, οὐδενὶ τούτων ἀ. X. HG 6.5.41, cf. D. 50.15; οὐκ ἀμελὲς γεγένηταί μοι, c. inf., I have taken pains to . . , Luc. Dips. 9.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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