πάγασα
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)
Greek Monolingual
πάγασα (Α)
(κατά τον Ησύχ.) «θύρα, καὶ παγασαί».
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: f.
Meaning: θύρα. καὶ παγασαί H.
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: Furnèe 157 n. 57 identifies the word with the town Παγασαί in Thessaly. The suffix also in κάρπασον. The word is Pre-Greek. Other place names in -ασα are mentioned by Furnée 64 n. 268: Περγασα etc.
