λῆρος

λῆρος (A), ὁ,

• trash, trumpery, of what is showy but useless, λήροις ἀναδῶν τοὺς νικῶντας Ar. Pl. 589; τραγικὸς λ. Id. Ra. 1005; λῆρόν τε τἄλλʼ ἡγεῖτο τοῦ γνῶναι πέρι φύσεις ποιητῶν no good as connoisseurs of poets, ib. 809; λ. πάντα πρὸς τὸ χρυσίον Antiph. 232.1, cf. X. An. 7.7.41; λ. εἶναι δοκεῖ τὸ νόμισμα, φύσει δʼ οὐθέν mere trash, Arist. Pol. 1257b10; a mere trifle, Pl. Phd. 72c, Men. Epit. 60; λ. ἐστι τἄλλα πρὸς Κινησίαν thereʼs naught to compare with Cinesias, Ar. Lys. 860; οἱ ποιηταὶ λ. εἰσιν useless, futile, Xenarch. 7.1; ποιητῶν λ. Cratin. 306; ἐμὲ μὲν λ. ἡγεῖσθαι Pl. Chrm. 176a, cf. Tht. 176d, Luc. DMeretr. 10.3; λεπτοτάτων λ. ἱερεῦ Ar. Nu. 359; λῆροι καὶ παιδιαί, of flute-playing at banquets, Pl. Prt. 347d; λῆροι καὶ φλυαρίαι futile nonsense, Id. Hp.Ma. 304b; ὁδοὺς καὶ κρήνας καὶ λήρους D. 3.29; παροψίδες καὶ λῆρος side-dishes and suchlike trumpery, Alex. 261.5; παρεὶς λ. πολὺν ἀστακὸν ὠνοῦ Archestr. Fr. 24, cf. 35.7; as an exclamation, λῆρος nonsense! humbug! Ar. Pl. 23, cf. Eub. 41.8.
• • • 2 delirium, Hp. Epid. 1.4.3 [1.26.γʹ] (as v.l. for παράληρος).
  • II as Adj., silly, ποιητής Luc. Gall. 6, cf. Rh.Pr. 17. Adv. -ρως Tz. H. 13.337. (Perh. derived fr. sq.)

λῆρος (B) (Boeot. λεῖρος IG 7.2421), ὁ,

• gold ornament on womenʼs tunics, AP 6.292 (Hedyl.), cf. Luc. Lex. 9, Poll. 5.101, Hsch. (Oxyt. in AP l.c., Hsch.)

1. λῆρος -ου, ὁ [IE *lā-; cf. OCS la-joͅ, Lith. ló-ju]
🄰 triviality, trifle, nonsense, chatter Aristoph. Nub. 359, Ran. 809, al. Plat. Prot. 347d, Leg. 698a Demosth. 13.30, al. etc.; λῆρον ληρεῖς you are saying trivialities, talking nonsense Aristoph. Pl. 517, Ran. 1497; Ἡρακλείδῃ λ. πάντα δοκεῖ εἶναι πρὸς τὸ ἀργύριον ἔχειν ἐκ παντὸς τρόπου everything seems trifling to Heraklides, as long as he can make any kind of profit Xen. An. 7.7.41; τὰ ἄλλα πάντα φλυαρία τις ἔοικεν εἶναι πολλὴ καὶ λ. all the rest seems to be pure nonsense and triviality Aristot. fr. 61 (cf. Plat. HipMa. 304b) | λ. ἐστὶ τἄλλα πρὸς Κινησίαν nothing else is worth as much as Kinesias Aristoph. Lys. 860 | exclam. λῆρος nonsense! Aristoph. Pl. 23 | s.times of pers. ἐμὲ λῆρον ἡγεῖσθαι εἶναι to consider me a vain chatterbox Plat. Ch. 176a ‖ medic. delirium Hp. Epid. 1.26.3 (v.l.: cf. Cic. Att. 16.1.4)

🄱 adj. silly, stupid Luc. Gall. 6, al.

2. λῆρος -ου, ὁ [see λῆρος?] a gold ornament, for women Luc. Lex. 9 Hedyl. (AP 6.292.2) etc.

2. λῆρος -ου, ὁ [~ 1. λῆρος?] lèros (gouden ornament op vrouwenkleding).

λῆρος, ὁ, törichtes, albernes Geschwätz, Possen ; λῆρος· οὐ γὰρ παύσομαι Ar. Plut. 23 ; λῆρον ληρεῖς 517 ; andere com.; καὶ παιδίαι Plat. Prot. 347d. Von Sachen, Tand, Spielerei, Comic. u. A.; Plat. Legg. III.698a ; λῆρος πάντα δοκεῖ εἶναι πρὸς τὸ ἀργύριον ἔχειν, alles scheint Possen im Vergleich mit dem Besitze des Geldes, Xen. An. 7.7.41 ; Dem. u. A.; selbst von Menschen, οἱ μὲν ποιηταὶ λῆρός εἰσιν Xenarch. bei Ath. VI.225c ; ἐμὲ λῆρον ἡγεῖσθαι εἶναι Plat. Charmid. 176a ; oft bei Luc., ein Windbeutel, nugator, vgl. D. Mer. 10.3, Gall. 6.

λῆρος, ὁ,

• silly talk, nonsense, trumpery, Ar.:—of persons, nonsense, a trifler, Plat.; λῆροι λεπτότατοι, of sophists, Ar.; as an exclamation, λῆρος, nonsense! humbug! Ar.

λῆρος (or ληρός), οῦ, ὁ,

• a poor trinket, Anth.