unavailing, unprofitable,
ἄπρακτος, Ion.
ἄπρηκτος,ον, Pi. I. 8(7).7 codd.:
I.
Act. ,unavailing, unprofitable,
ἄπρηκτον πόλεμον
Il. 2.121
;ἀπρήκτους ἔριδαςib. 376 ; ἄ. ἐλπίς
Simon. 5.16
, cf. Pi. l.c.; ἄ. γίγνεταί τι
D. 9.40
;ἄ. ἡμέραιdayswhen no business is done, holidays,
Plu. 2.270a , cf. BGU 255.8
(vi A. D.);restful,
παῦλα
B. 9.8
;ἄ. ἑορτή Proll.Hermog.in Rh. 4.15 W.(s. v.l.);ἀ. χρόνοςperiodof inaction,
Plb. 2.31.10 .
b. of a farm,untilled,
Lys. 7.6 .
2. of persons,unsuccessful,
ἄπρηκτος νέεσθαι
Il. 14.221
;ἄ. ἀπιέναι, ἀπελθεῖν, ἀποχωρεῖν,
Th. 4.61 , 99 , 1.111 ; ἄ. γίγνεσθαι gain nothing,
Id. 2.59
; ἄ. ἀποπέμπειν τινά
Id. 1.24
: Comp. , Socr. Ep. 6.7 .Adv.
-τως unsuccessfully,
Th. 6.48
; ἄπρακτ' ὀδυρόμενον in vain,
B. Fr. 8
.
3. not taking part in the action,
ἄ. κηδευτὴς ὁ χορός
Arist. Pr. 922b26
;doing nothing, idle,
Ti.Locr. 104e , Arr. Epict. 1.10.7 .Adv.
ἀεργῶς καὶ ἀ.
PFlor. 295.5
(vi A. D.).
4. impotent,
μόρια
Orib. Fr. 67
, cf. Dsc. 3.101 .Adv.
-τως, βοηθεῖ οὐκ ἀ.
Orib. Fr. 129
.
II.
Pass. ,against which nothing can be done, unmanageable, incurable, ὀδύναι, ἀνίη,
Od. 2.79 , 12.223 ; μεληδόνες
Simon. 39
; φόβων -ότατος καὶ ἀπορώτατος ὁ τῆς δεισιδαιμονίας
Plu. 2.165d
.
2. not to be done, impossible, πρᾶγμα, ἔργμα,
Thgn. 1075 , 1031 ; ἄπρηκτα impossibilities,
Id. 461
.
3. not done, left undone,
X. Mem. 2.1.2 , D. 19.278 ;ἄ. ποιῆσαί τι undoit, Id. Prooem. 41 .
4. c. gen.,κοὐδὲ μαντικῆς ἄ. ὑμῖν εἰμίnotunassailedeven by your divining arts, S. Ant. 1035 .
