futile
From LSJ
πάλιν δ' ὅ γε λάζετο μῦθον → he took back his speech, he retracted his speech, he altered his speech
adj.
P. and V. κενός, μάταιος, ἀνήνυτος, ἀνωφελής, ἀνόνητος, V. ἀνωφέλητος (also Xen.); see useless.
fūtĭle: etc., v. futtĭle, etc.