σκορδύλη

εἰς τὸν 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: σκορδύλη	Medium diacritics: σκορδύλη	Low diacritics: σκορδύλη	Capitals: ΣΚΟΡΔΥΛΗ
Transliteration A: skordýlē	Transliteration B: skordylē	Transliteration C: skordyli	Beta Code: skordu/lh

English (LSJ)

[ῡ], ἡ,

A a young tunny-fish, Arist.HA571a16; cf. κορδύλη 111.

[Seite 904] ἡ, = κορδύλη; Arist. H. A. 6, 17; vgl. Hesych.