ἀ-μήχανος (μηχανή, μῆχος): (1) act., helpless,
despairing, Od.
19.363.—(2) pass., of that with which one can do
nothing, impossible, Il.
14.262
; ὄνειροι,
‘inscrutable’, Od.
19.560
; ἀμήχανα ἔργα, ‘irreparable
mischief,’ Il. 8.130; of
persons, ‘impracticable,’
‘unmanageable,’ Il.
10.167
; ἀμήχανός ἐσσι πιθέσθαι,
‘it is hopeless to expect you to comply,’ Il. 13.726.