Alfenus

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

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Alfēnus,¹¹ qqf. Alphēnus, ī, m., Alfénus Varus [jurisconsulte romain] : Hor. S. 1, 3, 130.