helpless Copy link Outline 1. ĭnops, ŏpis2. ĭnermis, e (without arms)3. ĭners, rtis (without strength or vigour • helpless: 1. ĭnops, ŏpis: to succour the h., inopi succurrere, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, init.: Cic. 2. ĭnermis, e (without arms): v. defenceless. 3. ĭners, rtis (without strength or vigour: poet. in this sense): h. beasts (opp. to such as the bear, lion), in. pecora, Virg. Aen. 4, 158: Phaedr. 1, 2, 26.