ἄμπελον κόπτοντες τὴν περὶ τὸ ἱερὸν ἐσέβαλλον καὶ λίθους — → cutting down the vines 'round the sanctuary, they threw in rocks as well
adj.
P. and V. λυπηρός, βαρύς, ἀνιαρός, ἀλγεινός, ἐπαχθής, δυσχερής, ὀχληρός; see vexatious.