unfruitful
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
εἰς τὸν τετρημένον πίθον ἀντλεῖν → run water into a punctured pitcher, to the perforated jar bale water, labour in vain, labor in vain
of females: P. and V. ἄτοκος (Plato), V. ἄτεκνος, ἄγονος (also Plato met.), ἀκύμων, χέρσος, στεῖρος, Ar. and P. στέριφος; see barren.
vain, barren of result: P. ἄπρακτος, P. and V. ἀνήνυτος.
empty: P. and V. κενός, μάταιος.
