εἰργαθεῖν

εἰς 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: εἰργαθεῖν	Medium diacritics: εἰργαθεῖν	Low diacritics: ειργαθείν	Capitals: ΕΙΡΓΑΘΕΙΝ
Transliteration A: eirgatheîn	Transliteration B: eirgathein	Transliteration C: eirgathein	Beta Code: ei)rgaqei=n

English (LSJ)

εἰργαθεῖν: ἴδε ἐν λ. ἐργαθεῖν.

εἰργαθεῖν: ποιητ. απαρ. αορ. βʹ του εἴργω.