νηπελέω
αἰὼν παῖς ἐστι παίζων, πεσσεύων∙ παιδός η βασιληίη → time is a child playing draughts; the kingship is a child's | a life-time is a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | a whole human life-time is nothing but a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game; kingship belongs to the child
English (LSJ)
to be powerless, Hp. ap. Gal.19.124: hence restored in Id.Mul.2.113; cf. κακηπελέων, εὐηπελής.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
νηπελέω: ἀδύνατός εἰμι, ἀδυνατῶ, Ἱππ. παρὰ Γαλην. 530· πρβλ. κακηπελέω, εὐηπελής.
Greek Monolingual
νηπελέω (Α)
είμαι αδύνατος, αδυνατώ.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < στερ. πρόθημα νη- + ἄπελος, τ. που σχηματίστηκε κατά το ὀλιγηπελέων].
Frisk Etymological English
Meaning: be powerless
See also: s. ὀλιγηπελέων.
Frisk Etymology German
νηπελέω: {nēpeléō}
Meaning: machtlos sein
See also: s. ὀλιγηπελέων.
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German (Pape)
(πέλομαι, vgl. εὐηπελέω und κακηπελέω), unvermögend, ohnmächtig sein, Hippocr. nach Galen., der ἀδυνατέω erkl.
