κολόκυνθος

εἰς τετρημένον πίθον ἀντλεῖν → run water into a punctured pitcher, to the perforated jar bale water, labour in vain, labor in vain

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Full diacritics: κολόκυνθος	Medium diacritics: κολόκυνθος	Low diacritics: κολόκυνθος	Capitals: ΚΟΛΟΚΥΝΘΟΣ
Transliteration A: kolókynthos	Transliteration B: kolokynthos	Transliteration C: kolokynthos	Beta Code: kolo/kunqos

English (LSJ)

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A = κολοκύνθη, AP9.532 tit., PLond.5.1881 (vi A.D.); κ. ἄγριος Ps.-Dsc.4.176:— written κολύκιντος PTeb.131 (ii/i B.C.).

[Seite 1474] u. κολόκυντος, ὁ, = κολοκύνθη, vgl. Lob. zu Phryn. 437.