παράπληκτος
From LSJ
εἰς τὸν τετρημένον πίθον ἀντλεῖν → run water into a punctured pitcher, to the perforated jar bale water, labour in vain, labor in vain
English (LSJ)
Dor. παρά-πλακτος, ον,
A frenzy-stricken, χείρ S.Aj.230 (lyr.) ; ὀμφά Melanipp.4.4 ; mad, LXX De.28.34. II = foreg., π. τὰ δεξιὰ ἢ τὰ ἀριστερά Hp.Aër. 10.