ζητητής
From LSJ
εἰς τετρημένον πίθον ἀντλεῖν → run water into a punctured pitcher, to the perforated jar bale water, labour in vain, labor in vain
English (LSJ)
οῦ, ὁ,
A seeker, inquirer, τινος Pl.R. 618c; φαῦλος ζ. Id.Chrm.175e. II ζητηταί, οἱ, at Athens, commissioners to inquire into extraordinary offences to to recover moneys owing to the State, And.1.14 (sg.), Lys.21.16, D.24.11, Pl.Com.125 (sg.).
