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ἀχρεῖος
ἀχρεῖος ( Att. ἄχρειος acc. to Hdn.Gr. 1.136), ον, also α, ον IG 7.303.10 ( Oropus), Dsc. 4.5, Polem.Phgn. 69: Ion. ἀχρήϊος:—

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useless, unprofitable, good for nothing

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ἀχρεῖος
Headword (normalized):
ἀχρεῖος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αχρειος
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ἀχρεῖος ( Att. ἄχρειος acc. to Hdn.Gr. 1.136), ον, also α, ον IG 7.303.10 ( Oropus), Dsc. 4.5, Polem.Phgn. 69: Ion. ἀχρήϊος:—
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a)xrei=os

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useless, unprofitable, ἀχρήϊος ἀνήρ Hes. Op. 297; ἐπέων νομός ib. 403; δέμας A. Pr. 365, cf. Hp. Int. 39; οἰκητήρ S. OC 627; opp. εὐγενής, Id. Fr. 667; ἐρινὸς ἀ. ὢν ἐς βρῶσιν ib. 181; ἀ. κοὐ σοφός E. Med. 299; δοῦλος Ev.Matt. 25.30; οὐκ ἀπράγμονα ἀλλʼ ἀχρεῖον νομίζομεν Th. 2.40; λόγον ἀχρεῖον ἀπέρριψαν Ant.Lib. 11.3: Comp. -ότερος, ὄρνιθες Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.195: c. inf., unfit to do, ἀ. πράττειν τι Pl. R. 371c: c. dat., ἀ. τοῖς σώμασι Agatharch. Fr.Hist. 3, cf. Them. Or. 26.326a.
Citations (10)
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Hes. Op. 297
ἀχρήϊος ἀνήρ
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A. Pr. 365
δέμας
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S. OC 627
οἰκητήρ
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E. Med. 299
ἀ. κοὐ σοφός
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Ev.Matt. 25.30
δοῦλος
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Th. 2.40
οὐκ ἀπράγμονα ἀλλʼ ἀχρεῖον νομίζομεν
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Ant.Lib. 11.3
λόγον ἀχρεῖον ἀπέρριψαν
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Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.195
-ότερος, ὄρνιθες
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Pl. R. 371c
ἀ. πράττειν τι
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Agatharch. Fr.Hist. 3
ἀ. τοῖς σώμασι
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unfit for war, ἀ. ὅμιλος Hdt. 3.81; τὸ ἀ. τοῦ στρατοῦ the unserviceable part of an army, Id. 1.191; οἱ ἀχρειότατοι Th. 1.93, 2.6, cf. X. HG 7.2.18; τὸ ἀ. τῆς ἡλικίας Th. 2.44. Adv. -είως, ἔχειν πρὸς ναυμαχίαν App. BC 5.84.
Citations (4)
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Hdt. 3.81
ἀ. ὅμιλος
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Th. 1.93
οἱ ἀχρειότατοι
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Th. 2.44
τὸ ἀ. τῆς ἡλικίας
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App. BC 5.84
-είως, ἔχειν πρὸς ναυμαχίαν
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II
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ἀχρεῖον, as Adv., twice in Hom., ἀχρεῖον ἰδών giving a helpless look, looking foolish, of Thersites after being beaten, Il. 2.269; ἀχρεῖον δʼ ἐγέλασσε laughed without cause, made a forced laugh, of Penelope trying to disguise her feelings, Od. 18.163; ἀχρεῖον κλάζειν bark without need or cause, Theoc. 25.72.
III
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Adv. ἀχρείως γέλασόν με (cf. ἀχρειόγελως) APl. 16.86, cf. Them. Or. 33.367b: neut. pl. as Adv. ἀχρεῖʼ ἀσπαίροντος helplessly, Euph. 44.
Citations (1)
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Euph. 44
ἀχρεῖʼ ἀσπαίροντος
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Citations (From Models)

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