πλοκεύς

εἰς τετρημένον πίθον ἀντλεῖν → run water into a punctured pitcher, to the perforated jar bale water, labour in vain, labor in vain

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Full diacritics: πλοκεύς	Medium diacritics: πλοκεύς	Low diacritics: πλοκεύς	Capitals: ΠΛΟΚΕΥΣ
Transliteration A: plokeús	Transliteration B: plokeus	Transliteration C: plokeys	Beta Code: plokeu/s

English (LSJ)

έως, ὁ,

A plaiter, braider, Epich.171, Hp.Vict.1.19; π. ἱματίων Cat.Cod.Astr.8(4). 137.

[Seite 637] ὁ, der Flechter, bes. der Haarflechter, Hippocr., Poll. 7, 172.