Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἄχρηστος

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἄχρηστος ἄχρηστη ἄχρηστον

Structure: ἀχρηστ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: xra/omai

Sense

  1. useless, unprofitable, unserviceable, without effect, unfit for, useless
  2. useless, do-nothing
  3. making no use of
  4. unkind, cruel

Examples

  • πλήθει γὰρ ἀχρήστῳ καὶ ἀργῷ προεξαναλώθη τὰ τοῖσ μαχίμοισ διαρκεῖν δυνάμενα, καὶ πρὸσ τῷ πολέμῳ στάσιν τε ἑαυτοῖσ καὶ λιμὸν ἐπικατεσκεύασαν. (Flavius Josephus, De bello Judaico libri vii, 158:2)

Synonyms

  1. useless

  2. making no use of

  3. unkind

Related

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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