rotten, putrid, Hippon. 23, Hp. Oss. 13; of the lungs, diseased, Id. Morb. 1.13; of bone, carious, Id. Fract. 33; of wood, etc., rotten, ἱστίον Ar. Eq. 918; βύρσα Id. V. 38; πινακίσκος, φορμός, σχοινίον, Id. Pl. 813, 542, V. 1343; ἱμάς Men. 109.4; τοῦ διατειχίσματος ἀνελόντι τὰ σ. IG 2(2).1672.24; of a house, σ. καὶ ῥέουσα καὶ καταπίπτουσα Teles p. 27 H.; ἐλαῖαι Thphr. HP 4.14.10: prov., σαπροῦ πείσματος ἀντιλαβέσθαι Thgn. 1362: esp., of fish that have been long in pickle, stale, rancid, τάριχος
generally, stale, worn out, ἀρχαῖον καὶ σαπρόν Ar. Pl. 323; of clothes, PGiss. 26.6 (ii A.D.). Adv., -ῶς (perh. misspelt for -ός) περιπατῶ I am walking about in rags, BGU 846.9 (ii A.D.).
of persons, γέρων ὢν καὶ σ. Ar. Pax 698; ὦ σαπρά, to an old woman, Id. Ec. 884, Hermipp. 10; so εἶναι σαπρὸν κοὐδὲν δύνασθαι Ar. V. 1380; οὐδέν ἐσμεν οἱ σ. Eup. 221; σ. γυναῖκα . . ὁ τρόπος εὔμορφον ποιεῖ Philem. 170.
of wine, mellow (cf. σαπρίας), Eup. 442, cf. Philyll. 24; τρὺξ παλαιὰ καὶ σαπρά Ar. Pl. 1086; of old wine, ὀδόντας οὐκ ἔχων, ἤδη σαπρὸς . ., γέρων γε δαιμονίως Alex. 167.4.
εἰρήνη σαπρά, a joke παρὰ προσδοκίαν, Ar. Pax 554.
metaph., unsound, bad, λόγος Ep.Eph. 4.29; opp. καλός, Vett.Val. 36.30, cf. PSI 4.312.13 (iv A.D.); ἄρουραι PGiss. 13.22 (ii A.D.); τὰ σ. ταῦτα Arr. Epict. 3.16.7; ὡς σ. καὶ κίβδηλος ὁ λέγων . . M.Ant. 11.15, cf. Sammelb. 5761.23 (i A.D.), PSI 6.717.4 (ii A.D.); τὴν σ. εἱμαρμένην the evil fate, PMag.Leid.W. 14.38.
of sound, αὐλεῖ γὰρ σαπρὰ . . κρουμάτια Theopomp.Com. 50 (perh. f.l. for σαθρά, v. σαθρός 2).