- ἄλογος
- ἄλογος, ον (Pre-Socr.+; pap, LXX; PsSol 16:10; TestSol 10:8 C; TestZeb 5:1; ApcEsdr 1:22 p. 25, 17 Tdf.; ApcSed 7:9; Philo, Joseph.)① pert. to lack of reasoning capacity, without reason of animals (Crates 11 p. 62, 16 Malherbe) ὡς ἄ. ζῷα like unreasoning animals 2 Pt 2:12; Jd 10; GJs 3:2 (so Democr. Fgm. A 116; B 164; X., Hiero 7, 3 et al.; Herm. Wr. 1, 11; 10, 19; 22 al.; Wsd 11:15; 4 Macc 14:14, 18; Philo, Leg. All. 3, 30 al.; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 213, Ant. 10, 262; Plut., Mor. 493d; Ar. 12:1; Mel., P. 26, 188).② pert. to lack of a basis or cause, contrary to reason (Thu.+; PsSol 16:10 ὀργὴν καὶ θυμὸν ἄλογον; Jos., Ant. 1, 24 al.) ἄλογόν μοι δοκεῖ it seems absurd to me Ac 25:27 (cp. BGU 74, 8; OGI 519, 15).—M-M. TW.
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