vainly
From LSJ
Ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → It is impossible to know the spirit, thought, and mind of any man before he be versed in sovereignty and the laws
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adverb
proudly: P. and V. σεμνῶς, P. μεγαλοφρόνως, ὑπερηφάνως, V. ὑψικόμπως, ὑπερκόπως.
ineffectually: use in vain, under vain.
