εὔσελμος

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: εὔσελμος	Medium diacritics: εὔσελμος	Low diacritics: εύσελμος	Capitals: ΕΥΣΕΛΜΟΣ
Transliteration A: eúselmos	Transliteration B: euselmos	Transliteration C: eyselmos	Beta Code: eu)/selmos

English (LSJ)

Ep. ἐΰσσελμος, ον, (σέλμα)

A well-benched or -decked, Hom. always in Ep. form, νηός, νῆες, Il.2.170, Od.2.390, al., cf. Stes.32, E. Rh.97; cj. in Id.IT1383.