βαταλίζομαι
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)
A live like a βάταλος, Theano Ep.1.3:—later in Act., β. τὰ ὀπίσθια wriggle, of a horse, Hippiatr.30.
German (Pape)
[Seite 438] weichlich leben, Theano ep. 1.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
βατᾰλίζομαι: ἀποθ., ζῶ ὥς τις βάταλος, Θεανὼ Ἐπ. 1.
