ἀταραξία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ᾰ̓τᾰρᾰξῐ́η (ătărăxĭ́ē)Ionic

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, not) +‎ τᾰ́ρᾰξῐς (tắrăxĭs, confusion) +‎ -ᾱ ().

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Noun

ᾰ̓τᾰρᾰξῐ́ᾱ • (ătărăxĭ́āf (genitive ᾰ̓τᾰρᾰξῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. impassiveness, coolness, calmness
    • Diogenes Laërtius 10.82
    • 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Moralia 2.101B
    • 460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates of Kos, Τοῦ μεγάλου Ἱπποκράτους πάντων τῶν ἰατρῶν κορυφαίου τὰ εὑρισκόμενα. Magni Hippocratis medicorum omnium facile principis, opera omnia quæ extant. 28.45

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