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17 Ιουν 2024 · The ancient Greek understanding of an “idiot” referred to someone who was a private citizen or a person who did not actively participate in public life or politics. It comes from the Greek noun ἰδιώτης idiōtēs ‘a private person, an individual’ (as opposed to the state), ‘a private citizen’ (as opposed to someone with a ...
30 Μαΐ 2019 · Historian Xenophon, for example, considered the word “idiot” to mean an individual who is inexperienced, uneducated, ignorant, not qualified to participate in political affairs or hold public office. It seems that this ancient derogatory meaning was adopted by modern Europeans to come to the notion of stupid.
An idiot, in modern use, is a stupid or foolish person. 'Idiot' was formerly a technical term in legal and psychiatric contexts for some kinds of profound intellectual disability where the mental age is two years or less, and the person cannot guard themself against common physical dangers.
The word “idiot” comes from the Greek noun ἰδιώτης idiōtēs ‘a private person, individual’, ‘a private citizen‘ (as opposed to an official), ‘a common man’, ‘a person lacking professional skill, layman’, later ‘unskilled’, ‘ignorant’, derived from the adjective ἴδιος idios ‘private’, ‘one’s own’.
substantive. P. βλάξ, ὁ or ἡ, or use adj., P. and V. ἄνους, ἄφρων, μῶρος; see foolish. Perseus Dictionaries | Perseus KWIC |.
The word idiot originates from Greek word Ιδιώτης (idiotis) but in Greek has very different meaning. The word ιδιώτης means private person. The explanation for this transforamtion of the meaning comes from Ancient Athens.
18 Μαρ 2024 · commoner, plebeian. uneducated person, layman, amateur. one who is not in the know, an outsider. an ignorant or illiterate person. one who is awkward, clumsy. (in the plural) one's countrymen.
