καταβροχή

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: καταβροχή	Medium diacritics: καταβροχή	Low diacritics: καταβροχή	Capitals: ΚΑΤΑΒΡΟΧΗ
Transliteration A: katabrochḗ	Transliteration B: katabrochē	Transliteration C: katavrochi	Beta Code: katabroxh/

English (LSJ)

ἡ,

A soaking, steeping, Dsc.1.54 (pl.), Thd.Pr.3.8, Orib. 10.15.2.

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