ἄπρακτος

I. Act., unavailing, unprofitable, ἄπρηκτον πόλεμον Il. 2.121; ἀπρήκτους ἔριδας ib.376; ἄ. ἐλπίς Simon. 5.16, cf. Pi. l.c.; ἄ. γίγνεταί τι D. 9.40; ἄ. ἡμέραι days when no business is done, holidays, Plu. 2.270a, cf. BGU 255.8 (vi A. D.); restful, παῦλα B. 9.8; ἄ. ἑορτή Proll.Hermog. in Rh. 4.15 W.(s. v.l.); ἀ. χρόνος period of inaction, Plb. 2.31.10.

b. of a farm, untilled, Lys. 7.6.

2. of persons, unsuccessful, ἄπρηκτος νέεσθαι Il. 14.221; ἄ. ἀπιέναι, ἀπελθεῖν, ἀποχωρεῖν, Th. 4.61,99, 1.111; ἄ. γίγνεσθαι gain nothing, Id. 2.59; ἄ. ἀποπέμπειν τινά Id. 1.24: Comp., Socr. Ep. 6.7. Adv. ‐τως unsuccessfully, Th. 6.48; ἄπρακτ’ ὀδυρόμενον in vain, B. Fr. 8.

3. not taking part in the action, ἄ. κηδευτὴς ὁ χορός Arist. Pr. 922b26; doing nothing, idle, Ti.Locr. 104e, Arr. Epict. 1.10.7. Adv. ἀεργῶς καὶ ἀ. PFlor. 295.5 (vi A. D.).

4. impotent, μόρια Orib. Fr. 67, cf. Dsc. 3.101. Adv. ‐τως, βοηθεῖ οὐκ ἀ. Orib. Fr. 129.

II. Pass., against which nothing can be done, unmanageable, incurable, ὀδύναι, ἀνίη, Od. 2.79, 12.223; μεληδόνες Simon. 39; φόβων ‐ότατος καὶ ἀπορώτατος ὁ τῆς δεισιδαιμονίας Plu. 2.165d.

2. not to be done, impossible, πρᾶγμα, ἔργμα, Thgn. 1075, 1031; ἄπρηκτα impossibilities, Id. 461.

3. not done, left undone, X. Mem. 2.1.2, D. 19.278; ἄ. ποιῆσαί τι undo it, Id. Prooem. 41.

4. c. gen., κοὐδὲ μαντικῆς ἄ. ὑμῖν εἰμί not unassailed even by your divining arts, S. Ant. 1035.