ἀνάλωσις
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)
εως, ἡ,
A outlay, expenditure, Thgn.903, Th.6.31, Pl.Cri.48c, etc. II wasting, consumption, ἐγκεφάλου Hp.Epid. 6.3.1.
German (Pape)
[Seite 197] ἡ, der Aufwand, die Ausgabe, Theogn. 899; Thuc. 6, 31 u. sonst.
