ἀχρεῖος (
Attic dialect ἄχρειος
accusative to Hdn.Gr. 1.136), ον, also α, ον [
Refs 1st c.AD+]:
Ionic dialect ἀχρήϊος:—
useless, unprofitable, ἀχρήϊος ἀνήρ[
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐπέων νομός[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to εὐγενής, [
Refs]; ἐρινὸς ἀ. ὢν ἐς βρῶσιν[
NT+5th c.BC+]:
comparative -ότερος, ὄρνιθες[
Refs 3rd c.BC+]: with
infinitive,
unfit to do, ἀ. πράττειν τι[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2) especially
unfit for war, ἀ. ὅμιλος[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ ἀ. τοῦ στρατοῦ
the unserviceable part of an army, [
Refs 5th c.BC+].
adverb -είως, ἔχειν πρὸς ναυμαχίαν[
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
II)
neuter ἀχρεῖον, as
adverb, twice in [
Refs 8th c.BC+] giving a
helpless look, looking
foolish, of Thersites after being beaten, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀχρεῖον δ᾽ ἐγέλασσε laughed
without cause, made a
forced laugh, of Penelope trying to disguise her feelings, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀχρεῖον κλάζειν bark
without need or
cause, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]
III)
adverb ἀχρείως γέλασόν με (compare ἀχρειόγελως) [
Refs 4th c.AD+]:
neuter plural as
adverb ἀχρεῖ᾽ ἀσπαίροντος
helplessly, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]