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ἄχρηστος χράομαι useless, unprofitable, unserviceable, Hdt., Thuc.: of an oracle, without effect, Eur.:— ἄχρ. ἔς or πρός τι unfit for a thing, Hdt.; ἄχρ. τινι useless to a person, Hdt., Eur. like ἀχρεῖος, of useless, do-nothing persons, Oratt. act. making no use of, c. dat., Eur. (χρηστός) unkind, cruel, Hdt.

ShortDef

useless, unprofitable, unserviceable

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Headword:

ἄχρηστος

Headword (normalized):

ἄχρηστος

Headword (normalized/stripped):

αχρηστος

IDX:

5938

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n5942

Key:

a)/xrhstos

Data

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