ἐν πίθῳ ἡ κεραμεία γιγνομένη → trying to run before you can walk, the potter's art starting on a big jar
P. and V. ὑφαιρεῖν, ὑπεξαιρεῖν, Ar. and P. ὑφαρπάζειν, V. ὑποσπᾶν; see steal.