εἰς τὸν τετρημένον πίθον ἀντλεῖν → run water into a punctured pitcher, to the perforated jar bale water, labour in vain, labor in vain
ὑλο-τόμος, ον, [cf. ὑλοτόμος τέμνωpass. cut in the wood: τὸ ὑλότομον a plant used as a charm, Hhymn.
