ἀρητεύω
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 to be president, βωλᾶς IG12(3).1259 (Cimolus); Dor. ἀϝρ- ib.4.497.4 (Mycenae), SIG56.43 (Argos). (Always in 3sg. impf. ἀϝρήτευε, ἀρήτευε, hence perh. for ἐ-ϝρήτευε, from ϝρητεύω, cf. ϝρήτρα.)