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νήπιος, οὐδέ τί οἱ τό γʼ ἐπήρκεσε λυγρὸν ὄλεθρον,

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οὐδέ 1 w 11
τί 1 w 13
οἱ 1 w 15
τό 1 w 17
γʼ 1 w 19
ἐπήρκεσε 1 w 27
λυγρὸν 1 w 33
ὄλεθρον 1 w 40

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LSJ

ἐπαρκέω
1 ward off something from one, οὐδέ τί οἱ τό γʼ ἐπήρκεσε λυγρὸν ὄλεθρον Il. 2.873; οὔτε τι Τηλέμαχος τό γʼ ἐπήρκεσεν Od. 17.568; οὐδὲν γὰρ αὐτῳ ταῦτʼ ἐπαρκέσει τὸ μὴ οὐ πεσεῖν prohibebit quominus . ., A. Pr. 918.

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†ἐπαρκέω
†ἐπαρκέω [επ-, ἐπι- 5.] 3 sing. aor. ἐπήρκεσε. To ward off, afford protection against Od. 17.568. With dat. of person protected: ὄλεθρόν οἱ Il. 2.873.
λυγρός
λυγρός -ή, -όν [cf. λευγαλέος, L. lugeo.] 1 As a term of contempt, sorry, pitiful, good for nothing, of no account : ὅς τις πολέμοιο μεθείη λ, ἐών Il. 13.119. Cf. Il. 13.237 : Od. 9.454, Od. 18.107. 2 Bringing or inferring wretchedness or woe, wretched, woeful, miserable, painful, distressing, baleful, disastrous: ὄλεθρον Il. 2.873, γήραϊ Il. 5.153, ἀγγελίης Il. 17.642. Cf. Il. 6.16, Il. 13.346, Il. 22.242, etc. : νόστον Od. 1.327, πένθεϊ Od. 2.70, κήδεα Od. 11.369. Cf. Od. 1.341, Od. 3.87, Od. 23.224, Od. 24.250, etc. As epithet of war : δαϊ Il. 13.286, Il. 24.739. Of the belly Od. 17.473. Bringing evil consequences, ill-wrought : ἀνδροκτασίης Il. 23.86. Carring bale, deadly, fatal : σήματα Il. 6.168. Of drugs, working evil effects, bringing to ill Od. 4.230, Od. 10.236. Of a wound, deep-struck, sore Il. 15.393, Il. 19.49. Of garments, foul, sorry, evil Od. 16.457, Od. 17.203=Od. 24.158, Od. 17.338, 573. 3 Absol. in neut. pl., things of ill, evils : πόλεμοις καὶ ἄκοντες καὶ ὀϊστοί, λυγρά Od. 14.226. Evil fortune, ill : ᾧ κε τῶν λυγρῶν δώῃ Il. 24.531. Cf. Od. 18.134. Bane, evil : ταῦτʼ ἐμεήσατο λυγρά Od. 3.303.– In ethical sense, evil, mischief : λυγρὰ ἰδυῖα (cherishing evil in her heart) Od. 11.432 (see εἴδω III.12).
νήπιος
νήπιος -η, -ον. 1 Young, of tender years : τέκνα Il. 2.136. Cf. Il. 4.238, Il. 5.480, Il. 6.400, Il. 9.440, Il. 16.8, etc. : Od. 2.313, Od. 4.818, Od. 6.301, Od. 11.449, Od. 19.530, etc. In reference to the young of a bird or animal Il. 2.311, Il. 11.113. Absol. in neut. pl. νήπια, the young of an animal: λέων, ᾧ νἡπιʼ ἄγοντι . . . Il. 17.134. 2 Such as a child's is, feeble : βίη νηπίη [ἐστίν] Il. 11.561. 3 Childish, foolish, thoughtless, senseless, credulous : φῆ αἱρήσειν πόλιν, ν. Il. 2.38. Cf. Il. 2.873, Il. 5.406, Il. 7.401, Il. 16.46, Il. 18.311, Il. 22.445 (fond heart), etc. : Od. 1.8, Od. 3.146, Od. 4.31, Od. 9.44, Od. 21.85, etc. In voc. νήπιε Il. 16.833, Il. 18.295, Il. 21.99, Il. 22.333. Absol. in masc., a fool : ῥεχθὲν ν. ἔγνω Il. 17.32 = Il. 20.198. In neut. pl., foolish things, folly : νήπια βάζεις Od. 4.32.
ὄλεθρος
ὄλεθρος -ου, ὁ [ὄλλυμι.] Destruction, bane, death, evil fate : οὐδέ τί οἱ τό γʼ ἐπήρκεσεν ὄλεθρον Il. 2.873. Cf. Il. 6.16, Il. 11.120, Il. 13.773, Il. 18.129, etc. : Od. 1.11. Cf. Od. 2.152, Od. 8.579, Od. 10.250, Od. 14.300, Od. 16.411 (the fate intended for him), etc. A kind or mode of death Il. 10.174, Il. 22.325, Il. 24.735 : Od. 3.93, Od. 10.115, Od. 15.268, etc.