λῆρος, ὁ,
__A trash, trumpery, of what is showy but useless, λήροις ἀναδῶν τοὺς νικῶντας [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 589; τραγικὸς λ. [prev. author] “Ra.” 1005 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; λῆρόν τε τἄλλ᾽ ἡγεῖτο τοῦ γνῶναι πέρι φύσεις ποιητῶν no good as connoisseurs of poets,[[ [prev. work] 809; λ. πάντα πρὸς τὸ χρυσίον 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 232.1, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 7.7.41 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; λ. εἶναι δοκεῖ τὸ νόμισμα, φύσει δ᾽ οὐθέν mere trash, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1257b10 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; a mere trifle, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedo” 72c, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Ἐπιτρέποντες” 60 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; λ. ἐστι τἄλλα πρὸς Κινησίαν there's naught to compare with Cinesias, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 860 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ ποιηταὶ λ. εἰσιν useless, futile, [[ 4th c.BC: Xenarchus Comicus 7.1; ποιητῶν λ. 5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 306; ἐμὲ μὲν λ. ἡγεῖσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Charmides” 176a, compare “Tht.” 176d, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “DMeretr.” 10.3; λεπτοτάτων λ. ἱερεῦ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 359 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; λῆροι καὶ παιδιαί, of flute-playing at banquets, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 347d ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; λῆροι καὶ φλυαρίαι futile nonsense, [[ [prev. author] “Hp.Ma.” 304b; ὁδοὺς καὶ κρήνας καὶ λήρους 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 3.29 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; παροψίδες καὶ λῆρος side-dishes and suchlike trumpery, [[ 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 261.5; παρεὶς λ. πολὺν ἀστακὸν ὠνοῦ 4th c.BC: Archestratus Epicus “fragment” 24, compare 35.7 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; as an exclamation, λῆρος nonsense! humbug! [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 23, compare 4th c.BC: Eubulus Comicus 41.8. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]