ἄπειρος, ον, (πεῖραρ, πέρας)
B)
boundless, infinite, σκότος[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of number,
countless, πλῆθος[
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
comparative -ότερος[
Refs 5th c.AD+]; τὸ ἄ.
the Infinite, as a first principle, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; especially in the system of Anaximander, [
Refs 3rd c.AD+]; but τὰ ἄπειρα
individuals, opposed to τὰ εἴδη, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἄπειρος, opposed to πεπερασμένος, [
Refs]; εἰς ἄ. ἰέναι, προϊέναι, ἥκειν, etc, [
Refs 1st c.BC+]; also,
indefinite, ὕλη[
Refs]
B.2) in Trag, frequently of garments, etc,
in which one is entangled past escape, i.e.
without outlet, ἀμφίβληστρον[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
B.3)
endless, i.e.
circular, ἀ. δακτύλιος a simple hoop-ring, ={ἄλιθος} [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
adverb -ρως, θρυφθῆναι
into an infinite number of fragments, [
Refs]