λῆρος lēros · G3026

nonsense

λῆρος, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX: 4Ma.5:10 * ; ] ; silly talk, nonsense: Luk.24:11.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

λῆρος, ὁ, ; A trash, trumpery, of what is showy but useless, λήροις ἀναδῶν τοὺς νικῶντας []; λῆρόν τε τἄλλ᾽ ἡγεῖτο τοῦ γνῶναι πέρι φύσεις ποιητῶν no good as connoisseurs of poets,[]; λ. εἶναι δοκεῖ τὸ νόμισμα, φύσει δ᾽ οὐθέν mere trash, []; a mere trifle, []; λ. ἐστι τἄλλα πρὸς Κινησίαν there's naught to compare with Cinesias, []; οἱ ποιηταὶ λ. εἰσιν useless, futile, []; λῆροι καὶ παιδιαί, of flute-playing at banquets, []; λῆροι καὶ φλυαρίαι futile nonsense, []; παροψίδες καὶ λῆρος side-dishes …

Where it's used 1 time

Luke 24:11

Source: TBESG G3026; TFLSJ G3026

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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