ἀνεμώλιος

ἀνεμ-ώλιος, ον,

• windy, Hom., but only metaph., ἀνεμώλια βάζειν talk words of wind, Il. 4.355, Od. 11.464; οἱ δʼ αὖτʼ ἀνεμώλιοι are like the winds, i.e. empty boasters, Il. 20.123; τί νυ τόξον ἔχεις ἀνεμώλιον αὔτως; why bear thy bow in vain? 21.474; δίκη ἀ., of a trial, Maiist. 38; ἔπεσεν . . ἀνεμώλιον αὔτως Theoc. 25.239; εἶπε δʼ ὕδωρ πίνειν, ἀνεμώλιος the empty fool! AP 11.61 (Maced.); ἀ. ἀσπίδα θεῖναι make it powerless, i.e. harmless, Orph. L. 512.—Ep. and Ion. word, used by Luc. Astr. 2. (From ἄνεμος, with Aeol. ending -ώνιος, by dissimilation -ώλιος, Eust. 1214.27; cf. μετα-μώνιος.)

ἀνεμώλιος, windig ; übertr., nichtig, vergeblich, ἀνεμώλια βάζειν, Il. 4.355, Od. 11.464 ; τί νυ τόξον ἔχεις ἀνεμώλιον αὔτως ; Il. 21.474, was hast du so vergeblich den Bogen ? οἶστρος ἀν. Anacr. 59.15 ; Theocr. 25.239 ; – ἀνεμωλία, ἡ, bei Theophr., ist eine Pflanze, = ἀνεμώνη.

ἀνεμώλιος

[app. fr. ἄνεμος.]

Thus

• • 1

    Like the idle blowing of the wind, idle, vain: ταῦτʼ ἀνεμώλια βάζεις (what you say is idle) Il. 4.355.–

    Absol.: ἀνεμώλια βάζειν Od. 4.837 = Od. 11.464.

  • 2

    Useless, idle: τόξα Il. 5.216. Cf. Il. 21.474.

    Useless, effecting nothing Il. 20.123.

ἀνεμώλιος (ἄνεμος): windy, hence empty, useless, idle, (in) vain; σὺ δὲ ταῦτʼ ἀνεμώλια βάζεις, Il. 4.355.

ἀνεμώλιος ἄνεμος

• windy: metaph., ἀνεμώλια βάζειν to talk words of wind, Hom.; οἱ δʼ αὖτʼ ἀνεμώλιοι are like the winds, i. e. good for naught, Il.; τί νυ τόξον ἔχεις ἀνεμώλιον; why bear thy bow in vain? Il.; ἀνεμώλιος empty fool! Anth.