ἀνέπταν

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

Source

French (Bailly abrégé)

ao.2 Pass. dor. de ἀναπέτομαι.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἀνέπτᾱν: дор. Soph. aor. 2 med.-pass. к ἀναπέτομαι.