barrenness
From LSJ
τέχνη δὲ ἄνευ ἀλκῆς οὐδὲν ὠφελεῖ (Thucydides 2.87.4.6) → η τέχνη απαιτεί κουράγιο, skill without heart is useless
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
desolation: P. and V. ἐρημία, ἡ.
Of females: P. ἀφορία, ἡ, ὀλιγογονία, ἡ, V. ἀκαρπία, ἡ.
childlessness: P. and V. ἀπαιδία, ἡ.
Cursed with barrenness (of land): V. ἀκάρπως ἐφθαρμένος (Soph., O. T. 254).
uselessness: P. ἀχρηστία. ἡ.