uselessness

From LSJ

καὶ τὸ σιγᾶν πολλάκις ἐστὶ σοφώτατον ἀνθρώπῳ νοῆσαι → and silence is often the wisest thing for a man to heed, and often is man's best wisdom to be silent, and often keeping silent is the wisest thing for a man to heed

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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substantive

P. ἀχρηστία, ἡ.

Translations

Finnish: turhanpäiväisyys; French: inutilité; German: Sinnlosigkeit; Greek: αχρηστία, το ανώφελο, το άκαρπο, μη χρησιμότητα; Ancient Greek: ἀνωφέλεια, ἀχρησιμότης, ἀχρηστία, ἀχρηστίη; Irish: neamhúsáid; Macedonian: бескорисност, бесполезност; Old English: unnytnes; Polish: bezużyteczność; Portuguese: inutilidade; Russian: бесполезность