εἰς τὸν τετρημένον πίθον ἀντλεῖν → run water into a punctured pitcher, to the perforated jar bale water, labour in vain, labor in vain
Full diacritics: ἀποδᾰπᾰνάω | Medium diacritics: ἀποδαπανάω | Low diacritics: αποδαπανάω | Capitals: ΑΠΟΔΑΠΑΝΑΩ |
Transliteration A: apodapanáō | Transliteration B: apodapanaō | Transliteration C: apodapanao | Beta Code: a)podapana/w |
A waste, τὸν καιρόν Herod.Med. ap. Orib.7.8.2.
ἀποδαπανάω: δαπανῶ ἐπὶ ματαίῳ, «ἄτοπον τὸν τροφῆς καιρὸν εἰς τὸν τῆς φλεβοτομίας ἀποδαπανῆσαι» Matthaei Med. 131.
malgastar τὸν καιρόν Herod.Med. en Orib.7.8.2.