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[269] ἀχρεῖον ἰδών, with helpless look; Od. 18.163 “ἀχρεῖον δ᾽ ἐγέλασσε”, ‘she laughed an idle unmeaning laugh,’ not being really gay. So here the word seems to imply a dazed ‘silly’ expression, as though Thersites could not recover from the sudden shock and grasp the position. So Schol. B, “ἀκαίρως ὑποβλέψας”. For the use of ἰδών cf. “ὑπόδρα ἰδών”. Philetas absurdly read “ἰδῶν” for “ὀφθαλμῶν”. The “ϝ” is neglected; “ἀχρεῖα” Bentley.

The Iliad, edited, with apparatus criticus, prolegomena, notes, and appendices. Walter Leaf. London. Macmillan. 1900.

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