εἰς τετρημένον πίθον ἀντλεῖν → run water into a punctured pitcher, to the perforated jar bale water, labour in vain, labor in vain
Full diacritics: ἐπίστημος | Medium diacritics: ἐπίστημος | Low diacritics: επίστημος | Capitals: ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΟΣ |
Transliteration A: epístēmos | Transliteration B: epistēmos | Transliteration C: epistimos | Beta Code: e)pi/sthmos |
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A = ἐπιστήμων, knowing, c.gen.rei, Hp.Epid.6.8.10. Adv.-μως skilfully, IGRom.3.208 (Ancyra).