λῆρος
λῆρος (A),
ὁ,
A). trash, trumpery, of what is showy but useless,
λήροις ἀναδῶν τοὺς νικῶντας Ar. Pl. 589 ;
τραγικὸς λ. Id. Ra. 1005 ;
λῆρόν τε τἄλλ’ ἡγεῖτο τοῦ γνῶναι πέρι φύσεις ποιητῶν no good as connoisseurs of poets, ib.
809 ;
λ. πάντα πρὸς τὸ χρυσίον Antiph. 232.1 , cf.
X. An. 7.7.41 ;
λ. εἶναι δοκεῖ τὸ νόμισμα, φύσει δ’ οὐθέν mere trash,
Arist. Pol. 1257b10 ; a mere
trifle,
Pl. Phd. 72c ,
Men. Epit. 60 ;
λ. ἐστι τἄλλα πρὸς Κινησίαν there's
naught to compare with Cinesias,
Ar. Lys. 860 ;
οἱ ποιηταὶ λ. εἰσιν useless, futile,
Xenarch. 7.1 ;
ποιητῶν λ. Cratin. 306 ;
ἐμὲ μὲν λ. ἡγεῖσθαι Pl. Chrm. 176a , cf.
Tht. 176d ,
Luc. DMeretr. 10.3 ;
λεπτοτάτων λ. ἱερεῦ Ar. Nu. 359 ;
λῆροι καὶ παιδιαί, of flute-playing at banquets,
Pl. Prt. 347d ;
λῆροι καὶ φλυαρίαι futile nonsense,
Id. Hp.Ma. 304b ;
ὁδοὺς καὶ κρήνας καὶ λήρους D. 3.29 ;
παροψίδες καὶ λῆρος side-dishes and suchlike
trumpery,
Alex. 261.5 ;
παρεὶς λ. πολὺν ἀστακὸν ὠνοῦ Archestr. Fr. 24 , cf.
35.7 ; as an exclamation,
λῆρος nonsense! humbug!
Ar. Pl. 23 , cf.
Eub. 41.8 .
ShortDef
silly talk, nonsense, trumpery
gold ornament
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
λῆρος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ληρος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-62959
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">λῆρος</span> (A), <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">trash, trumpery</span>, of what is showy but useless, <span class="quote greek">λήροις ἀναδῶν τοὺς νικῶντας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:589" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:589/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pl.</span> 589 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τραγικὸς λ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:1005" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:1005/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ra.</span> 1005 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">λῆρόν τε τἄλλ’ ἡγεῖτο τοῦ γνῶναι πέρι φύσεις ποιητῶν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">no good</span> as connoisseurs of poets, ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:809" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:809/canonical-url/"> 809 </a>; <span class="quote greek">λ. πάντα πρὸς τὸ χρυσίον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0410.tlg001:232:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0410.tlg001:232.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Antiph.</span> 232.1 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:7:7:41" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:7:7:41/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 7.7.41 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">λ. εἶναι δοκεῖ τὸ νόμισμα, φύσει δ’ οὐθέν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mere trash</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1257b:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1257b.10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pol.</span> 1257b10 </a>; a mere <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">trifle</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg004.perseus-grc1:72c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg004.perseus-grc1:72c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phd.</span> 72c </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg009:60" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg009:60/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Men.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Epit.</span> 60 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">λ. ἐστι τἄλλα πρὸς Κινησίαν</span> there\'s <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">naught</span> to compare with Cinesias, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:860" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:860/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lys.</span> 860 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">οἱ ποιηταὶ λ. εἰσιν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">useless, futile</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0518.tlg001:7:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0518.tlg001:7.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Xenarch.</span> 7.1 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ποιητῶν λ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0434.tlg001:306" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0434.tlg001:306/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Cratin.</span> 306 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐμὲ μὲν λ. ἡγεῖσθαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg018:176a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg018:176a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Chrm.</span> 176a </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:176d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:176d/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tht.</span> 176d </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg069:10:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg069:10.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">DMeretr.</span> 10.3 </a>; <span class="quote greek">λεπτοτάτων λ. ἱερεῦ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:359" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:359/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 359 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">λῆροι καὶ παιδιαί</span>, of flute-playing at banquets, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg022:347d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg022:347d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Prt.</span> 347d </a>; <span class="foreign greek">λῆροι καὶ φλυαρίαι</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">futile</span> nonsense, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg025:304b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg025:304b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hp.Ma.</span> 304b </a>; <span class="quote greek">ὁδοὺς καὶ κρήνας καὶ λήρους</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg003.perseus-grc1:29" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg003.perseus-grc1:29/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 3.29 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">παροψίδες καὶ λῆρος</span> side-dishes and suchlike <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">trumpery</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0402.tlg001:261:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0402.tlg001:261.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alex.</span> 261.5 </a>; <span class="quote greek">παρεὶς λ. πολὺν ἀστακὸν ὠνοῦ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1175.tlg001:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1175.tlg001:24/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Archestr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 24 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1175.tlg001:35:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1175.tlg001:35.7/canonical-url/"> 35.7 </a>; as an exclamation, <span class="foreign greek">λῆρος</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">nonsense! humbug</span>! <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:23" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:23/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pl.</span> 23 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0458.tlg001:41:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0458.tlg001:41.8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eub.</span> 41.8 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">delirium</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1:26" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1.26/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Epid.</span> 1.26 </a>.<span class="foreign greek">γ/</span> (as v.l. for <span class="ref greek">παράληρος</span> ). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> as Adj., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">silly</span>, <span class="quote greek">ποιητής</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg019:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg019:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Gall.</span> 6 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg037:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg037:17/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.Pr.</span> 17 </a>. Adv.-<span class="itype greek">ρως</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg9022.tlg001:13:337" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg9022.tlg001:13.337/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Tz.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">H.</span> 13.337 </a>. (Perh. derived fr. sq.)</div> </div><br><br>'}