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ἀβώς

From LSJ

Τὰ μηδὲν ὠφελοῦντα μὴ πόνει μάτην → Ne tu labores frustra in iis, quae nil iuvant → Müh nicht umsonst mit dem, was dir nichts nützt, dich ab

Menander, Monostichoi, 508

Spanish (DGE)

mudo Hsch., EM α 37.
• Etimología: De *geH3-, c. ἀ- priv.; para otras formas de esta raíz, cf. βοή, βοηθέω, βύας, 2 βύζω, etc.