2.
in
Pass.
, of things,
to be left wanting, left unprovided for,
Xen.
II.
c. gen.
rei,
to be at a loss for, in want of,
Soph
.,
Thuc.
,
etc.
III.
ajp. tini
to be at a loss by reason of, by means
of something,
Xen.
IV.
absol.
to be in want, be poor,
Plat.
Hence
ajporhtikov"
ajporhtikov"
ajporhtikov" , hv, ovn , inclined to doubt, Plat.
ajpovrqhto"
aj-povrqhto" , on , rarely h, on , ( porqevw ) not sacked, unravaged, Il., Hdt. , Att.
ajporqovw
ajp-orqovw , f. wvsw , to make straight, guide aright, Soph.
ajporiva
ajporiva , Ion. -ivh, hJ, (a[-poro" ) of places, difficulty of passing, Xen.
II. of things, difficulty, straits, ej" ajporivhn ajpigmevno", ajpeilhmevno", ejn ajporivh/ or ejn ajporivh/si e[cesqai, ajporivh/sin ejnecesqai Hdt .; ajp. tou` mh; hjsucavzein impossibility of keeping quiet, Thuc.
III.
of persons,
difficulty of dealing with,
tinov"
Hdt.
2.
want of means
or
resource, embarrassment, difficulty, hesitation, perplexity,
Plat
.,
etc.
3.
ajp. tinov"
want of
a person or thing,
Ar.
,
etc.
4.
absol.
poverty,
Thuc.
ajpovrnumai
ajp-ovrnuØmai , Pass. to start from a place, Lukivhqen Il.
a[poro"
a[-poro" , on , without passage, and so:
I.
of places,
impassable, pathless, trackless,
Xen
.,
etc.
II.
of circumstances,
hard to see ones way through, impracticable, very difficult,
Hdt
.,
Att.
:
a[pora, tav
,
straits, difficulties,
Hdt
.,
Xen.
; so,
eij" a[poron h{kein, pivptein
Eur
.,
Ar.
;
ejn ajpovrw/ ei\nai
at a loss,
Thuc.
:—
Comp.
,
ajporwvtero"
more difficult,
Id.
2.
hard to get, scarce,
Plat.
III.
of persons,
hard to deal with, impracticable, unmanageable,
Hdt
.,
Plat.
:
c. inf
.,
a[p. prosmivsgein, prosfevresqai
impossible
to have any dealings with,
Hdt.
: so,
absol.
,
a[nemo" a[p
. Id.
2. without means or resources, at a loss, helpless, Soph ., etc. ; a[poro" ejpi; frovnima, ejpÆ oujdevn Id.; of soldiers, oiJ ajporwvtatoi the most helpless, worst equipt, Thuc.
3.
poor, needy,
Lat.
inops
,
Id.,
Plat.
IV.
Adv.
ajpovrw", ajp. e[cei moi
I am
at a loss,
Eur
.:
Comp.
-wvteron
,
Thuc.
ajporouvw
ajp-orouvw , Ep. aor. I -ovrousa , to dart away, Hom.
ajporr