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ἄπρακτος

apraktos

unavailing, unprofitable

Appears 5 times across Homer's epics.

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ἄπρακτος, Ion. ἄπρηκτος, ον, Pi. I. 8(7).7 codd.: I. Act., unavailing, unprofitable, ἄπρηκτον πόλεμον Il. 2.121; ἀπρήκτους ἔριδας ib.376; ἄ. ἐλπίς Simon. 5.16, cf. Pi. l.c.; ἄ. γίγνεταί τι D. 9.40; ἄ. ἡμέραι days when no business is done, holidays, Plu. 2.270a, cf. BGU 255.8(vi A. D.); restful, παῦλα B. 9.8; ἄ. ἑορτή Proll.Hermog. in Rh. 4.15 W.(s. v.l.); ἀ. χρόνος period of inaction, Plb. 2.31.10. b. of a farm, untilled, Lys. 7.6. 2. of persons, unsuccessful, ἄπρηκτος νέεσθαι Il. 14.221; ἄ. ἀπιέναι, ἀπελθεῖν, ἀποχωρεῖν, Th. 4.61,99, 1.111; ἄ. γίγνεσθαι gain nothing, Id. 2.59; ἄ. ἀποπέμπειν τινά Id. 1.24: Comp., Socr. Ep. 6.7. Adv. -τως unsuccessfully, Th. 6.48; ἄπρακτʼ ὀδυρόμενον in vain, B. Fr. 8. 3. not taking part in the action, ἄ. κηδευτὴς ὁ χορός Arist. Pr. 922b26; doing nothing, idle, Ti.Locr. 104e, Arr. Epict. 1.10.7. Adv. ἀεργῶς καὶ ἀ. PFlor. 295.5 (vi A. D.). 4. impotent, μόρια Orib. Fr. 67, cf. Dsc. 3.101. Adv. -τως, βοηθεῖ οὐκ ἀ. Orib. Fr. 129. II. Pass., against which nothing can be done, unmanageable, incurable, ὀδύναι, ἀνίη, Od. 2.79, 12.223; μεληδόνες Simon. 39; φόβων -ότατος καὶ ἀπορώτατος ὁ τῆς δεισιδαιμονίας Plu. 2.165d. 2. not to be done, impossible, πρᾶγμα, ἔργμα, Thgn. 1075, 1031; ἄπρηκτα impossibilities, Id. 461. 3. not done, left undone, X. Mem. 2.1.2, D. 19.278; ἄ. ποιῆσαί τι undo it, Id. Prooem. 41. 4. c. gen., κοὐδὲ μαντικῆς ἄ. ὑμῖν εἰμί not unassailed even by your divining arts, S. Ant. 1035.
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