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I. ἄπειρος, ον pert. to lack of knowledge or capacity to do someth., unacquainted with, unaccustomed to (‘lacking the ability to make trial [s. πεῖρα] of’; Pind., Hdt., et al.; Epict. 2, 24, 3; OGI 669, 11; pap e.g. PSI 522, 4 [also s. Preis.]; LXX; Philo, Agr. 160 [a beginner is ἄ.], Op. M. 171; Jos., Bell. 6, 291; Iren. 1, 8, 1 [Harv. I 68, 5]), of an immature Christian ἄ. λόγου δικαιοσύνης unacquainted w. the teaching about uprightness Hb 5:13 (the gen. as freq., e.g. PGiss 68, 17 ἄ. τῶν τόπων; Jos., Ant. 7, 336; Ath. 27, 1).—DELG s.v. πεῖρα. M-M. TW.2II. ἄπειρος, ον (cogn. πέρας; cp. ἀπέραντος) boundless (Pind., Hdt.+; OGI 383, 43 and 113 [I B.C.]; magical pap: PWarr 21:31; Herm. Wr. 3, 1; Philo; Jos., Ant. 4, 163; TestJud 13:4; TestLevi 2:8; JosAs 2:7 cod. A [Bat.] ἱματισμός … ἄ.; SibOr 3, 236; Just., Tat.) θάλασσα 1 Cl 20:6.—DELG πεῖραρ. Sv.
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