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ἀχρεῖος useless, unprofitable, good for nothing, Hes., Soph., etc. esp. unserviceable, unfit for war, Hdt.; τὸ ἄχρ. τοῦ στρατοῦ the unserviceable part of an army, Hdt., Thuc., etc. in Hom. neut. ἀχρεῖον as adv., ἀχρεῖον ἰδών giving a helpless look, looking foolish, of Thersites after being beaten, Il.; ἀχρεῖον ἐγέλασσε laughing without cause or meaning, laughed with a forced laugh, Od.; so, ἀχρεῖον κλάζειν to bark without cause, Theocr.

ShortDef

useless, unprofitable, good for nothing

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Headword:

ἀχρεῖος

Headword (normalized):

ἀχρεῖος

Headword (normalized/stripped):

αχρειος

IDX:

5932

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n5936

Key:

a)xrei=os

Data

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