ἐτώσιος

ἐτώσιος, ον, (ἐτός A) Ep. Adj.

• to no purpose, fruitless, βέλος ὠκὺ ἐ. ἔκφυγε χειρός Il. 14.407; ἐτώσια πίπτει ἔραζε [βέλεα] 17.633; τὰ δὲ πάντα ἐ. θῆκεν Ἀθήνη made them fruitless, Od. 22.256; δῶρα δʼ ἐ. ταῦτα χαρίζεο 24.283; useless, unprofitable, ἐ. ἄχθος ἀρούρης Il. 18.104; ἐ. πόλλʼ ἀγορεύειν Hes. Op. 402; ἔργον ἐ. λιπεῖν to leave it undone, ib. 440; ἐτώσια χερσὶ προδεικνύς, i.e. making mere feints, not real blows, Theoc. 22.102: masc., first in Id. 25.236 (ὀϊστός): fem., Orph. L. 539: neut. ἐτώσιον, as Adv., Id. A. 700; pl., ἐτώσια γηράσκοντας A.R. 2.893, cf. Theoc. 1.38: regul. Adv. -ίως Sch. Ar. Ec. 246.

ἐτώσιος, ον (ἐτός), vergeblich, ohne Erfolg, ohne Wirkung, von dem vergeblich abgeschossenen Pfeil, ὅττι ῥά οἱ βέλος ὀξὺ ἐτώσιον ἔκφυγε χειρός Il. 14.407 ; τὰ δὲ πολλὰ ἐτώσια θῆκεν Ἀθήνη Od. 22.256, ἐτώσιον ἄχθος ἀρούρης, eine unnütze Last der Erde, Il. 18.104 ; χρῆμα μὲν οὐ πρήξεις, σὺ δʼ ἐτώσια πόλλʼ ἀγορεύσεις Hes. O. 400 ; sp.D., wie Theocr. 25.236 ; Ap.Rh. 2.893 ; Orph. Arg. 698.
• Adv. ἐτωσίως , Schol. Ar. Eccl. 246, wie Schol. Il. 3.368.

ἐτώσιος

Vain, fruitless.

• • 1

    Of missile weapons, launched in vain: ἔγχος ἠΐχθη ἐτώσιον Il. 3.368. Cf. Il. 5.854, Il. 14.407 = Il. 22.292, Il. 17.633: Od. 22.256, 273.

  • 2

    Of gifts, given in vain Od. 24.283.

  • 3

    Useless, idle: ἐτώσιον ἄχθος ἀρούρης Il. 18.104.

ἐτώσιος, ον ἐτός adv.

• fruitless, useless, unprofitable, Lat. irritus, ἐτώσιον ἄχθος ἀρούρης Il., etc.