urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.464 (line)
urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.464
Descendant Count: 1
REF: 11.464
ζώει ὅ γʼ ἦ τέθνηκε· κακὸν δʼ ἀνεμώλια βάζειν.
Metadata
{}Tokens
| Value | Word Value | Subref Value | Position | Index | VE Ref | Space After | Alignments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ζώει | ζώει | ζώει[1] | 1 | 40255 | 11.464.t1 | True | Odyssey Sentence Alignment (Crane) Odyssey Sentence Alignment (Crane) |
| ὅ | ὅ | ὅ[1] | 2 | 40256 | 11.464.t2 | True | |
| γʼ | γʼ | γʼ[1] | 3 | 40257 | 11.464.t3 | True | |
| ἦ | ἦ | ἦ[1] | 4 | 40258 | 11.464.t4 | True | |
| τέθνηκε· | τέθνηκε | τέθνηκε[1] | 5 | 40259 | 11.464.t5 | True | |
| κακὸν | κακὸν | κακὸν[1] | 6 | 40260 | 11.464.t6 | True | |
| δʼ | δʼ | δʼ[1] | 7 | 40261 | 11.464.t7 | True | |
| ἀνεμώλια | ἀνεμώλια | ἀνεμώλια[1] | 8 | 40262 | 11.464.t8 | True | |
| βάζειν. | βάζειν | βάζειν[1] | 9 | 40263 | 11.464.t9 | True |
Dictionary Citations
LSJ
windy, Hom., but only metaph., ἀνεμώλια βάζειν talk words of wind, Il. 4.355, Od. 11.464; οἱ δʼ αὖτʼ ἀνεμώλιοι are like the winds, i.e. empty boasters, Il. 20.123; τί νυ τόξον ἔχεις ἀνεμώλιον αὔτως; why bear thy bow in vain? 21.474; δίκη ἀ., of a trial, Maiist. 38; ἔπεσεν . . ἀνεμώλιον αὔτως Theoc. 25.239; εἶπε δʼ ὕδωρ πίνειν, ἀνεμώλιος the empty fool! AP 11.61 ( Maced.); ἀ. ἀσπίδα θεῖναι make it powerless, i.e. harmless, Orph. L. 512.— Ep. and Ion. word, used by Luc. Astr. 2. (From ἄνεμος, with Aeol. ending -ώνιος, by dissimilation -ώλιος, Eust. 1214.27; cf. μετα-μώνιος.)
b
οὐδέ τι οἶδα ζώει ὅ γʼ ἦ τέθνηκε Od. 11.464, cf. Il. 10.546, Od. 24.238.
cunliffe_lex
ἀνεμώλιος [app. fr. ἄνεμος.] Thus 1 Like the idle blowing of the wind, idle, vain: ταῦτʼ ἀνεμώλια βάζεις (what you say is idle) Il. 4.355.– Absol.: ἀνεμώλια βάζειν Od. 4.837 = Od. 11.464. 2 Useless, idle: τόξα Il. 5.216. Cf. Il. 21.474. Useless, effecting nothing Il. 20.123.
βάζω 3 sing. pf. pass. βέβακται Od. 8.408. 1 To speak Od. 3.127, Od. 11.511, Od. 18.168. 2 To say, speak, utter: ταῦτα Il. 4.355, ἄρτια Il. 14.92: ἔπος εἴ τι βέβακται δεινόν Od. 8.408. Cf. Od. 4.32, 206, 837 = Od. 11.464, Od. 8.240, Od. 14.127, 157, Od. 17.461, Od. 18.332 = 392. 3 With double acc. of thing said and person addressed: ταῦτά μʼ ἐβάζετε Il. 16.207. Cf. Il. 9.58.
θνῄσκω Fut. infin. in mid. form θανέεσθαι Il. 4.12, Il. 15.728: Od. 20.21. Aor. θάνον Od. 11.412. 2 sing. θάνες Il. 22.486: Od. 24.37. 3 sing. ἔθανε Il. 21.610: Od. 3.248, Od. 8.226. θάνε Il. 2.642: Od. 1.396, Od. 2.96, Od. 15.253, Od. 19.141, Od. 24.131. 3 pl. θάνον Il. 12.13: Od. 9.66, Od. 11.389, Od. 24.22. Subj. θάνω Il. 11.455, Il. 18.121. 2 sing. θάνῃς Il. 4.170, Il. 22.55. 3 sing. θάνῃσι Il. 19.228: Od. 4.196, Od. 11.218. 1 pl. θάνωμεν Od. 12.156. 3 pl. θάνωσι Il. 7.410. 3 sing. opt. θάνοι Od. 15.359. 3 pl. θάνοιεν Od. 22.472. Imp. θάνε Il. 21.106. Pple. θανών, -όντος Il. 7.80, Il. 8.476, Il. 11.453, Il. 15.350, Il. 16.457, 675, Il. 17.120, 182, 379, 538, 564, Il. 18.195, Il. 21.28, Il. 22.73, 343, 389, Il. 23.9, 70, 223, Il. 24.16, 575: Od. 1.236, Od. 3.258, Od. 4.553, Od. 5.310, Od. 11.486, 554, Od. 17.115, 312, Od. 24.77, 79, 93, 190, 296, 436. Infin. θανέειν Il. 15.289, Il. 22.426: Od. 1.59, Od. 4.562, Od. 5.308, Od. 12.342, Od. 14.274. θανεῖν Il. 7.52. 3 sing. pf. τέθνηκε Il. 18.12: Od. 1.196, Od. 2.132, Od. 4.110, 199, 834, 837, Od. 11.461, 464, Od. 20.208, Od. 24.264. 3 pl. τεθνᾶσι Il. 7.328, Il. 22.52: Od. 11.304, Od. 15.350. Opt. τεθναίην Il. 18.98. 2 sing. τεθναίης Il. 6.164. 3 sing. τεθναίη Il. 3.102. Imp. τέθναθι Il. 22.365. 3 sing. τεθνάτω Il. 15.496. Pple. τεθνηώς Il. 17.161. Genit. τεθνηῶτος Il. 9.633, Il. 13.659, Il. 18.173, Il. 19.210, Il. 23.192, Il. 24.244: Od. 1.289, Od. 2.220. τεθνηότος Il. 17.435: Od. 15.23, Od. 24.56. Dat. τεθνηῶτι Od. 10.494. τεθνεῶτι Od. 19.331. Acc. τεθνηῶτα Il. 6.464, Il. 16.858, Il. 17.229, 341, Il. 18.537, Il. 19.289, 403, Il. 22.364: Od. 12.10. τεθνηότα Il. 17.402, Il. 19.300, Il. 24.20. Genit. pl. τεθνηώτων Il. 16.16. Acc. τεθνηῶτας Il. 6.71. τεθνηότας Od. 23.84. Acc. sing. fem. τεθνηυῖαν Od. 4.734. Infin. τεθνάμεναι Il. 24.225. τεθνάμεν Il. 15.497, Il. 17.405, Il. 19.335: Od. 16.107, Od. 20.317, Od. 21.155. (ἀπο-, ἐκ-, κατα-.) 1 To die: θνῄσκων ἔλιπε Θυέστῃ Il. 2.106. Cf. Il. 1.56, 383, Il. 4.12, 170, Il. 7.52, 410, Il. 11.455, Il. 15.728, Il. 18.121, Il. 19.228, Il. 21.106, Il. 22.55, Il. 24.743: θανέειν ἱμείρεται Od. 1.59. Cf. Od. 4.196, 562, Od. 5.308, Od. 8.526, Od. 11.218, Od. 12.22, 156, 342, Od. 14.274, Od. 15.359, Od. 20.21, Od. 22.472. 2 In a quasi- passive sense of being slain in battle: χερσὶν ὑπʼ Αἴαντος θανέειν Il. 15.289. Cf. Il. 1.243, Il. 22.426. 3 In aor. indic. a In strict aor. sense: αἶψʼ ἔθανεν Εὔρυτος Od. 8.226. Cf. Od. 3.248, Od. 9.66, Od. 11.389 = Od. 24.22, Od. 11.412, Od. 24.37. In pple.: ἀνδρὸς τῆλε θανόντος (that met his death . . .) Od. 17.312, θανὼν φθιμένοισι μετείην (may I die and . . .) Od. 24.436. b To have died, be dead: θάνε Μελέαγρος Il. 2.642. Cf. Il. 12.13, Il. 21.610, Il. 22.486: ἐπεὶ θάνʼ Ὀδυσσεύς Od. 1.396, Od. 2.96 = Od. 19.141 = Od. 24.131. Cf. Od. 15.253. In pple.: ὄφρα πυρός με λελάχωσι θανόντα (in death) Il. 7.80 = Il. 22.343, περὶ πατρόκλοιο θανόντος (the dead . . .) Il. 8.476, Il. 17.120, 182, Il. 18.195, μενοιτιάδαο θανόντος ἄχεος (for the death of . . .) Il. 17.538, οὔ μευ ζώοντος . . ., ἀλλὰ θανόντος (now that I am dead) Il. 23.70. Cf. Il. 11.453, Il. 15.350, Il. 17.379, 564, Il. 21.28, Il. 22.73, Il. 23.223, Il. 24.16, 575: οὔ κε θανόντι περ ὧδʼ ἀκαχοίμην (if he were dead) Od. 1.236, ζωὸς ἠὲ θανών (alive or dead) Od. 4.553, μή τι θανὼν ἀκαχίζευ (let not thy death grieve thee) Od. 11.486. Cf. Od. 3.258, Od. 5.310, Od. 11.554, Od. 17.115, Od. 24.77, 79, 93. Absol. in pl. pple., the dead: γέρας θανόντων Il. 16.457 = 675, Il. 23.9: Od. 24.190, 296. Cf. Il. 22.389. 4 In pf. a To be dead: τεθναίη (let him lie dead) Il. 3.102, πολλοὶ τεθνᾶσιν Il. 7.328, οὔ ποτε ἔλπετο τεθνάμεν (that the was dead) Il. 17.405. Cf. Il. 6.164, Il. 15.496, 497, Il. 18.12, 98, Il. 19.335, Il. 22.52, 365, Il. 24.225: ζώει ὅ γʼ ἦ τέθνηκεν Od. 2.132, Od. 4.110, 837 = Od. 11.464. Cf. Od. 4.199, 834 = Od. 24.264, Od. 11.304, Od. 15.350, Od. 16.107, Od. 20.208, 317, Od. 21.155. In pple., dead: νεκροὺς τεθνηῶτας (the dead bodies) Il. 6.71. Cf. Il. 6.464, Il. 9.633, Il. 13.659, Il. 16.16, 858, Il. 17.161, 229, 341, 402, 435, Il. 18.173, 537, Il. 19.210, 289, 300, 403, Il. 22.364, Il. 23.192, Il. 24.20, 244: εἴ κε τεθνηῶτος ἀκούσῃς (hear of his death) Od. 1.289. Cf. Od. 2.220, Od. 4.734, Od. 10.494, Od. 12.10, Od. 15.23, Od. 19.331, Od. 23.84, Od. 24.56. b In strict pf. sense: οὔ πω τέθνηκεν Ὀδυσσεύς (Ὀρέστης) Od. 1.196, Od. 11.461.
θνῄσκω Fut. infin. in mid. form θανέεσθαι Il. 4.12, Il. 15.728: Od. 20.21. Aor. θάνον Od. 11.412. 2 sing. θάνες Il. 22.486: Od. 24.37. 3 sing. ἔθανε Il. 21.610: Od. 3.248, Od. 8.226. θάνε Il. 2.642: Od. 1.396, Od. 2.96, Od. 15.253, Od. 19.141, Od. 24.131. 3 pl. θάνον Il. 12.13: Od. 9.66, Od. 11.389, Od. 24.22. Subj. θάνω Il. 11.455, Il. 18.121. 2 sing. θάνῃς Il. 4.170, Il. 22.55. 3 sing. θάνῃσι Il. 19.228: Od. 4.196, Od. 11.218. 1 pl. θάνωμεν Od. 12.156. 3 pl. θάνωσι Il. 7.410. 3 sing. opt. θάνοι Od. 15.359. 3 pl. θάνοιεν Od. 22.472. Imp. θάνε Il. 21.106. Pple. θανών, -όντος Il. 7.80, Il. 8.476, Il. 11.453, Il. 15.350, Il. 16.457, 675, Il. 17.120, 182, 379, 538, 564, Il. 18.195, Il. 21.28, Il. 22.73, 343, 389, Il. 23.9, 70, 223, Il. 24.16, 575: Od. 1.236, Od. 3.258, Od. 4.553, Od. 5.310, Od. 11.486, 554, Od. 17.115, 312, Od. 24.77, 79, 93, 190, 296, 436. Infin. θανέειν Il. 15.289, Il. 22.426: Od. 1.59, Od. 4.562, Od. 5.308, Od. 12.342, Od. 14.274. θανεῖν Il. 7.52. 3 sing. pf. τέθνηκε Il. 18.12: Od. 1.196, Od. 2.132, Od. 4.110, 199, 834, 837, Od. 11.461, 464, Od. 20.208, Od. 24.264. 3 pl. τεθνᾶσι Il. 7.328, Il. 22.52: Od. 11.304, Od. 15.350. Opt. τεθναίην Il. 18.98. 2 sing. τεθναίης Il. 6.164. 3 sing. τεθναίη Il. 3.102. Imp. τέθναθι Il. 22.365. 3 sing. τεθνάτω Il. 15.496. Pple. τεθνηώς Il. 17.161. Genit. τεθνηῶτος Il. 9.633, Il. 13.659, Il. 18.173, Il. 19.210, Il. 23.192, Il. 24.244: Od. 1.289, Od. 2.220. τεθνηότος Il. 17.435: Od. 15.23, Od. 24.56. Dat. τεθνηῶτι Od. 10.494. τεθνεῶτι Od. 19.331. Acc. τεθνηῶτα Il. 6.464, Il. 16.858, Il. 17.229, 341, Il. 18.537, Il. 19.289, 403, Il. 22.364: Od. 12.10. τεθνηότα Il. 17.402, Il. 19.300, Il. 24.20. Genit. pl. τεθνηώτων Il. 16.16. Acc. τεθνηῶτας Il. 6.71. τεθνηότας Od. 23.84. Acc. sing. fem. τεθνηυῖαν Od. 4.734. Infin. τεθνάμεναι Il. 24.225. τεθνάμεν Il. 15.497, Il. 17.405, Il. 19.335: Od. 16.107, Od. 20.317, Od. 21.155. (ἀπο-, ἐκ-, κατα-.) 1 To die: θνῄσκων ἔλιπε Θυέστῃ Il. 2.106. Cf. Il. 1.56, 383, Il. 4.12, 170, Il. 7.52, 410, Il. 11.455, Il. 15.728, Il. 18.121, Il. 19.228, Il. 21.106, Il. 22.55, Il. 24.743: θανέειν ἱμείρεται Od. 1.59. Cf. Od. 4.196, 562, Od. 5.308, Od. 8.526, Od. 11.218, Od. 12.22, 156, 342, Od. 14.274, Od. 15.359, Od. 20.21, Od. 22.472. 2 In a quasi- passive sense of being slain in battle: χερσὶν ὑπʼ Αἴαντος θανέειν Il. 15.289. Cf. Il. 1.243, Il. 22.426. 3 In aor. indic. a In strict aor. sense: αἶψʼ ἔθανεν Εὔρυτος Od. 8.226. Cf. Od. 3.248, Od. 9.66, Od. 11.389 = Od. 24.22, Od. 11.412, Od. 24.37. In pple.: ἀνδρὸς τῆλε θανόντος (that met his death . . .) Od. 17.312, θανὼν φθιμένοισι μετείην (may I die and . . .) Od. 24.436. b To have died, be dead: θάνε Μελέαγρος Il. 2.642. Cf. Il. 12.13, Il. 21.610, Il. 22.486: ἐπεὶ θάνʼ Ὀδυσσεύς Od. 1.396, Od. 2.96 = Od. 19.141 = Od. 24.131. Cf. Od. 15.253. In pple.: ὄφρα πυρός με λελάχωσι θανόντα (in death) Il. 7.80 = Il. 22.343, περὶ πατρόκλοιο θανόντος (the dead . . .) Il. 8.476, Il. 17.120, 182, Il. 18.195, μενοιτιάδαο θανόντος ἄχεος (for the death of . . .) Il. 17.538, οὔ μευ ζώοντος . . ., ἀλλὰ θανόντος (now that I am dead) Il. 23.70. Cf. Il. 11.453, Il. 15.350, Il. 17.379, 564, Il. 21.28, Il. 22.73, Il. 23.223, Il. 24.16, 575: οὔ κε θανόντι περ ὧδʼ ἀκαχοίμην (if he were dead) Od. 1.236, ζωὸς ἠὲ θανών (alive or dead) Od. 4.553, μή τι θανὼν ἀκαχίζευ (let not thy death grieve thee) Od. 11.486. Cf. Od. 3.258, Od. 5.310, Od. 11.554, Od. 17.115, Od. 24.77, 79, 93. Absol. in pl. pple., the dead: γέρας θανόντων Il. 16.457 = 675, Il. 23.9: Od. 24.190, 296. Cf. Il. 22.389. 4 In pf. a To be dead: τεθναίη (let him lie dead) Il. 3.102, πολλοὶ τεθνᾶσιν Il. 7.328, οὔ ποτε ἔλπετο τεθνάμεν (that the was dead) Il. 17.405. Cf. Il. 6.164, Il. 15.496, 497, Il. 18.12, 98, Il. 19.335, Il. 22.52, 365, Il. 24.225: ζώει ὅ γʼ ἦ τέθνηκεν Od. 2.132, Od. 4.110, 837 = Od. 11.464. Cf. Od. 4.199, 834 = Od. 24.264, Od. 11.304, Od. 15.350, Od. 16.107, Od. 20.208, 317, Od. 21.155. In pple., dead: νεκροὺς τεθνηῶτας (the dead bodies) Il. 6.71. Cf. Il. 6.464, Il. 9.633, Il. 13.659, Il. 16.16, 858, Il. 17.161, 229, 341, 402, 435, Il. 18.173, 537, Il. 19.210, 289, 300, 403, Il. 22.364, Il. 23.192, Il. 24.20, 244: εἴ κε τεθνηῶτος ἀκούσῃς (hear of his death) Od. 1.289. Cf. Od. 2.220, Od. 4.734, Od. 10.494, Od. 12.10, Od. 15.23, Od. 19.331, Od. 23.84, Od. 24.56. b In strict pf. sense: οὔ πω τέθνηκεν Ὀδυσσεύς (Ὀρέστης) Od. 1.196, Od. 11.461.
κακός -ή, -όν. Comp. κακώτερος Il. 19.321, Il. 22.106: Od. 6.275, Od. 8.138, Od. 15.343, Od. 21.324. κακίων Od. 14.56. Neut. κάκιον Il. 9.601: Od. 18.174, Od. 19.120. Nom. pl. masc. κακίους Od. 2.277. Superl. κάκιστος Il. 16.570: Od. 1.391, Od. 4.199, Od. 17.415. 1 Of mean birth or extraction: οὐ κακὸς εἴδεται Il. 14.472. Cf. Il. 14.126. Absol.: οὔ τι κακῷ ἐῴκει Od. 1.411. Cf. Il. 14.472: Od. 4.64. 2 Spiritless, cowardly, craven, unmanly: ὅς κακὸς ἠδʼ ὅς κʼ ἐσθλὀς ἔῃσιν Il. 2.365. Cf. Il. 5.643, Il. 6.489, Il. 8.153, Il. 16.570, Il. 17.180: Od. 2.270, 278, Od. 3.375. Deficient in or deprived of strength, powerless, feeble: κακὸν καὶ ἀνήνορα Od. 10.301, 341. Cf. Od. 21.131. Absol., a coward or poltroon: κακὸν ὥς Il. 2.190, Il. 15.196. Cf. Il. 4.299, Il. 6.443, Il. 8.94, Il. 9.319, Il. 11.408, Il. 13.279, Il. 17.632. 3 In reference to the bodily frame, ill-shapen, of mean appearance: εἶδος ἔην κακός Il. 10.316. Cf. Od. 8.134. 4 Not serviceable, worthless, sorry, of no account, good for nothing: κακὰ τέκνα Il. 24.253. Cf. Il. 2.235, Il. 5.787=Il. 8.228, Il. 8.164, Il. 13.623, Il. 22.106: ὁ κάκιστος Ἀχαιῶν Od. 17.415. Cf. Od. 2.277, Od. 4.199, Od. 6.187, 275, Od. 9.453, Od. 10.68, Od. 14.56, Od. 17.246, 578, Od. 20.227, Od. 21.324. Absol.: κακὸς κακὸν ἡγηλάζει Od. 17.217. Cf. Il. 24.63: Od. 6.189, Od. 8.553, Od. 22.415=Od. 23.66. Sim.: ἔργα κακά (suited to a vagabond) Od. 17.226, Od. 18.362. 5 Unskilled, inexperienced: ἡνιόχοισιν Il. 17.487. Cf. Od. 8.214. 6 Ill to deal with, driving a hard bargain: ἐεδνωταί Il. 13.382. 7 Baleful, maleficent: δαίμων Od. 10.64, 149. Cf. Od. 12.87. Doing or contriving evil: γυναικός Od. 11.384. Sim.: νόῳ Od. 13.229. 8 Bad of its kind: νῆσος (unproductive, barren) Od. 9.131. Of raiment, foul, ragged Od. 4.245, Od. 11.191, Od. 13.434, Od. 14.342, 506, Od. 17.24, Od. 19.72, Od. 23.95, 115, Od. 24.156. Absol.: κακὰ εἱμένος Od. 19.327. Of discourse: κακόν τι (unseemly) Il. 4.362, μύθῳ (outrageous) Il. 5.650, ἔπος (grievous, woeful) Il. 17.701, ἐπέεσσιν (ἔπος) (unseemly, unmannerly) Il. 23.493, Il. 24.767: ἔπεσιν (insulting, abusive) Od. 24.161. In regard to weather, bad, foul, trying: νύξ Od. 14.457, 475. Epithet of night as restricting activity or observation Il. 10.188. 9 a Bringing or entailing evil, bane, harm or misfortune, evil, ill, baneful, disastrous, harmful: νοῦσον Il. 1.10, ἕλκεϊ Il. 2.723. Cf. Il. 1.284, Il. 2.114, Il. 6.346, Il. 13.812, Il. 17.401, Il. 18.8, Il. 23.176, Il. 24.219 (boding ill), 532, etc.: μόρον Od. 1.166, κήδεα 244, ἄνεμον Od. 5.109. Cf. Od. 3.161, Od. 5.467, Od. 10.46, Od. 12.300, Od. 14.269, Od. 20.87, 357, Od. 23.217, etc. For κακὸν ἦμαρ see ἦμαρ 4(e). Of sound, of evil import, betokening calamity: κόναβος Od. 10.122. b Producing evil effects, defiling, destroying: φάρμακα Il. 22.94 (maddening): Od. 10.213 (working enchantment). Cf. Od. 13.435, Od. 16.35. 10 Of deeds,in ethical sense, evil, wrongful, violent: ἔργα Od. 2.67, Od. 8.329, Od. 9.477, Od. 14.284, Od. 19.380, Od. 17.158, Od. 20.16, Od. 23.64, Od. 24.199, 326. 11 Absol. in neut. sing. κακόν. a Evil, bane, harm, misfortune, mischance, destruction, trouble, an instance of these: μή τι ῥέξῃ κ. υἷας Ἀχαιῶν Il. 2.195. Cf. Il. 5.63, 374, Il. 8.541, Il. 9.250, Il. 11.363, Il. 14.80, Il. 15.586, Il. 19.290, Il. 22.453, etc.: κ. μοι ἔμπεσεν οἴκῳ Od. 2.45, πῆμα κακοῖο (woe of evil, evil and woe) Od. 3.152. Cf. Od. 2.166, Od. 4.237, Od. 6.173, Od. 9.423, Od. 13.46, Od. 15.178, Od. 17.567, Od. 20.83, Od. 21.304, etc. In reference to persons: τυκτὸν κ. Il. 5.831. Cf. Il. 21.39: Od. 3.306, Od. 4.667, Od. 12.118, Od. 16.103. In milder sense Od. 15.72. b A hard thing, something putting a strain on one's resources: κ. με πόλλʼ ἀποτίνειν Od. 2.132. c In reference to action, a bad thing, something unworthy, undesirable or unprofitable: ταῦτʼ οὐ κ. ἐστιν Il. 18.128: οὔ τι κ. βασιλευέμεν Od. 1.392. Cf. Od. 4.837=Od. 11.464, Od. 20.218. In comp.: κάκιόν κεν εἴη . . . Il. 9.601. Also in comp., not a good thing, a bad thing: κάκιον πενθήμεναι αἰεί Od. 18.174, Od. 19.120. In superl.: ἦ φῂς τοῦτο κάκιστον τετύχθαι; Od. 1.391. 12 Absol. in neut. pl. κακά. a In senses similar to those of 11.a: μάντι κακῶν Il. 1.106, κ. Πριάμῳ φέρουσαι Il. 2.304, πολλὰ κάκʼ ἄνσχεο Il. 24.518. Cf. Il. 1.107, Il. 2.234, Il. 3.57, 99, Il. 4.21, Il. 9.540, Il. 17.105, Il. 21.442, etc.: ἐξ ἡμέων φασὶ κάκʼ ἔμμεναι Od. 1.33, κάκʼ ἔρεξεν Od. 2.72. Cf. Od. 2.134, Od. 3.113, Od. 4.221, Od. 6.175, Od. 9.460, Od. 10.286, Od. 12.208, Od. 17.287, Od. 18.123, Od. 23.287, etc. b Violent efforts or strivings: μηδὲ τρίβεσθε κακοῖσιν Il. 23.735. c Evil devices: κακῶν ἔμπαιος Od. 21.400. d Plans ill-contrived, ill-judged courses: κακὰ μητιόωντι Il. 18.312. e Diseases, maladies, injuries: ἰητῆρα κακῶν Od. 17.384. f Things ill-done, excesses, wrongs: ἐπὶ προτέροισι κακοῖσιν Od. 22.264. Cf. Od. 3.213, Od. 21.298, Od. 22.316, etc. g Things that defile, defilement, pollution: θέειον κακῶν ἄκος Od. 22.481.