Idle

"Idle" in Greek

άεργος

áergos

(averse to work or labor)

άνεργος

ánergos

(not engaged in any occupation or employment)

άχρηστος

áchristos

(of no importance, worthless, useless)

αδρανής

adranís

(not turned to appropriate use, not occupied, of time with little activity)

ανώφελος

anófelos

(of no importance, worthless, useless)

οκνηρός

oknirós

(averse to work or labor)

αδρανώ

adranó

(transitive: to spend in idleness, to waste)

τεμπελιάζω

tempeliázo

(intransitive: to lose or spend time doing nothing)

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