hapless
From LSJ
οὐκ ἐν τῷ πολλῷ τὸ εὖ, ἀλλ' ἐν τῷ εὖ τὸ πολύ → good is not found in plenty but plenty in good, quality matters more than quantity
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
P. and V. δυστυχής, δυσδαίμων, ἀτυχής (Eur., Heraclidae 460, but rare V.), Ar. and V. δύσποτμος, δύσμορος (also Antigone but rare P.), V. ἄμοιρος, (also Plato but rare P.), ἄμμορος, ἄνολβος.
unhappy: P. and V. ταλαίπωρος, ἄθλιος, οἰκτρός, Ar. and V. τλήμων, τάλας, σχέτλιος, δύστηνος, V. δάϊος, δυστάλας; see miserable.
