Talk:αδιάπτωτος

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It seems to me that it should be changeless, unbalancing (which may seem alike but they do not indicate a specific strength).--Xoristzatziki (talk) 05:25, 19 September 2014 (UTC)Reply

My bilingual dictionaries all imply that there is something present which can be reduced, whereas the monolingual allow for the unchanging "position" to be "zero". Does my change correctly represent your meaning? — Saltmarshαπάντηση 06:11, 26 September 2014 (UTC)Reply
I am not so fluent in English but the meaning is "someone who does not balance, although he might". "undiminished" implies only "one direction". --Xoristzatziki (talk) 05:49, 1 October 2014 (UTC)Reply
So the following give the correct meaning - constant, unchanging, changeless, sustained? But the is another sense:
I don't understand "someone who does not balance, although he might" - would it, for instance, apply to a tightrope walker (σχοινοβάτης) ? Can you give a Greek sentence (in simple Greek if possible) showing the sense! — Saltmarshαπάντηση 18:55, 1 October 2014 (UTC)Reply