reckless

Greek Adjective

προπετής, -ές (προπίπτω), [in LXX: Pro.10:14 (אֱוִיל) Pro.13:3 (פָּשַׂק) Sir.9:18 *;] falling forwards, headlong. Metaphorical, precipitate, rash, reck­less: of persons, 2Ti.3:4; of things, Act.19:36. (AS)

reckless

Greek Adjective

προπετ-ής, ές, (προπίπτω) falling or slipping down in bed, εἰ π. γένοιτο [Refs 5th c.BC+]out of control, [Refs 4th c.BC+] 2) inclined forward, κεφαλὴ τοῦ βραχίονος π. ἐς τοὔμπροσθεν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; -έστεραι γένυες more prominent,[Refs 5th c.BC+]; sloping, of shoulders, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; stooping, μὴ ὀρθὸς ἀλλὰ μικρῷ -έστερος [Refs 4th c.BC+] 3) thrown away, κεῖται προπετές [τὸ κάταγμα] [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) drooping, at the point of death, ζῇ γὰρ π. [Refs]; ἡ π. Μοῖρα untimely, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 5) prominent, of the eyes, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; γνάθοι, ὀφρῦς, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II) metaphorically, II.1) being upon the point of, πολιὰς ἐπὶ χαίτας π. [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) ready for, prone to a thing, ἐπί or εἴς τι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, -έστατος μεταστῆσαι [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.3) headlong, π. ἄγειν τὸν ἀκροατήν [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.4) precipitate, rash, reckless, π. σώματος ἡδοναί [Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. γέλως uncontrolled laughter, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a lot, drawn at random, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.4.b) of persons, οἱ θρασεῖς προπετεῖς [Refs 4th c.BC+]; μανικὸς καὶ π. ἐπὶ τῶν κινδύνων Theopomp.[Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τὸ π, ={προπέτεια}, opposed to τὸ σεμνόν, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.5) ἁρμονίαι π. flowing rhythms, [Refs 1st c.BC+] II.6) in Medicine texts, subject to diarrhoea, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] III) adverb -τῶς headlong, out of control, π. εἰς τὸ κάταντες φέρεσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.2) metaphorically, headlong, hastily, π. φέρεσθαι εἰς τὴν τυραννίδα Id [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀποκρίνεσθαι, ἀποφαίνεσθαι, etc, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ἔχειν to be rash, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; prematurely, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]

Greek

Adjective

falling forward, i.e. headlong (figuratively, precipitate); heady, rash(-ly); from a compound of g4253 (πρό) and g4098 (πίπτω)