ἀλυσιτελής
μηδένα πρὸ τοῦ τέλους μακάριζε → call no man happy until he dies, call no man happy till he dies, it ain't over till the fat lady sings, the opera ain't over till the fat lady sings, count no man happy until he is dead, it's not over till it's over, count no man blessed before his end
English (LSJ)
ές,
A unprofitable, Pl.Cra.417d, X.Oec.14.5, Polystr.p.18 W.; of a person, ἀ. τῇ πόλει Bato 2.9: Sup. -έστατος Aeschin.1.105. Adv. -λῶς X. Mem.1.7.2, Hierocl.in CA12p.447M., etc. II Medic., unfavourable, of symptoms, Hp.Prog.14.
German (Pape)
[Seite 111] ές, nichts nützend, nichts einbringend, ἀνωφελὲς καὶ ἀλ. Plat. Crat. 417 d. Oefter bei den Rednern, auch schädlich. – Adv., Xen. Mem. 1, 7, 2.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀλῡσῐτελής: -ές, ἀνωφελής, Ἱππ. Προγν. 41, Πλάτ. Κρατ. 417D., Ξεν. Οἰκ. 14, 5, Βάτων ἐν «Ἀνδροφόνῳ» 1. 9: - ὑπερθετ. -έστατος, Αἰσχίν. 15. 8. - Ἐπίρρ. -λῶς, Ξεν. Ἀπομ. 1. 7, 2.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ής, ές :
désavantageux.
Étymologie: ἀ, λυσιτελής.
