ἐτώσιος
ἁρμονίη ἀφανὴς φανερῆς κρείττων → the hidden attunement is better than the obvious one, invisible connection is stronger than visible, harmony we can't see is stronger than harmony we can, unseen harmony is stronger than what we can see
English (LSJ)
ον, (ἐτός A) Ep. Adj.
A to no purpose, fruitless, βέλος ὠκὺ ἐ. ἔκφυγε χειρός Il.14.407; ἐτώσια πίπτει ἔραζε [βέλεα] 17.633; τὰ δὲ πάντα ἐ. θῆκεν Ἀθήνη made them fruitless, Od.22.256; δῶρα δ' ἐ. ταῦτα χαρίζεο 24.283; useless, unprofitable, ἐ. ἄχθος ἀρούρης Il.18.104; ἐ. πόλλ' ἀγορεύειν Hes.Op.402; ἔργον ἐ. λιπεῖν to leave it undone, ib. 440; ἐτώσια χερσὶ προδεικνύς, i.e. making mere feints, not real blows, Theoc.22.102: masc., first in Id.25.236 (ὀϊστός): fem., Orph.L. 539: neut. ἐτώσιον, as Adv., Id.A.700; pl., ἐτώσια γηράσκοντας A.R. 2.893, cf. Theoc.1.38: regul. Adv. -ίως Sch.Ar.Ec.246.
