διαπληκτισμός
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)
ὁ,
A sparring, disputing, wrangling, πρὸς Σωκράτην περί τινος Plu.2.710c(pl.); δ. τε καὶ ὀργαί Porph. Marc.2.
German (Pape)
[Seite 596] ὁ, Streit, Neckerei, πρὸς τὸν Σωκράτη Plut. Sympos. 7, 7.