ἀλλ' οὐκ οἰωνοῖσιν ἐρύσσατο κῆρα μέλαιναν → by no augury could he ward off black death
P. and V. ἄχρηστος, ἄχρειος, ἀσύμφορος, ἀνόνητος, ἀνωφελής; see unprofitable.