ἄγκοινα
From LSJ
εἰς πέλαγος σπέρµα βαλεῖν καὶ γράµµατα γράψαι ἀµφότερος µόχθος τε κενὸς καὶ πρᾶξις ἄκαρπος → throwing seeds and writing letters at sea are both a vain and fruitless endeavor
English (LSJ)
ἡ, (ἀγκον-ya, cf. ἀγκών) poet. for ἀγκάλη, only in pl.,
A Ζηνὸς . . ἐν ἀγκοίνησιν ἰανεις Il.14.213, cf. Od.11.261, Hes.Fr.245, A.R. 2.954.2. metaph., anything enfolding, ἐν χθονὸς ἀγκοίναις AP9.398 (Jul. Aegypt.), cf. Opp.H.3.34. II halyard, IG2.794b20, al., prob. in Alc.18.9.
