νησίαρχος
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)
ὁ, = foreg., IG11(4).559 (Delos, iii B.C.), 1126 (ii B.C.), Inscr.Délos 442B71 (ii B.C.); of Tiberius at Capreae, D.C.58.5.