ἄπρακτος

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Ion. ἄπρηκτος, ον, Pi.I.8(7).7 codd.:    I Act., unavailing, unprofitable, ἄπρηκτον πόλεμον Il.2.121; ἀπρήκτους ἔριδας ib.376; ἄ. ἐλπίς Simon.5.16, cf. Pi. l.c.; ἄ. γίγνεταί τι D.9.40; ἄ. ἡμέραι days when 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. χρόνος period of 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 undo it, Id.Prooem.41.    4 c. gen., κοὐδὲ μαντικῆς ἄ. ὑμῖν εἰμί not unassailed even by your divining arts, S.Ant.1035.