ὑδραγωγός
ὑδραγωγός, bringing water
ὑδρᾰγωγ-ός, όν,
- bringing water, σείριος Plu. Isid. 2.365f; ὑ. ἐν συνόδῳ ἡ σελήνη Porph. ap. Eus. PE 3.12: ὑ. φάρμακα purgatives producing watery motions, Gal. 11.325.
- II Subst. ὑ., ὁ, water-carrier, Artem. 4.74, JHS 24.195 (Greek text of Edict.Diocl. 7.31, where aquarius).
- 2 maker or manager of aqueducts, Plu. Aet. phys. 2.914b; digger of a channel, Man. 1.84.
- b aqueduct or irrigation channel, with or without irrigation-machinery, LXX 4 Ki. 18.17, Si. 24.30, PCair.Zen. 268.36 (iii B. C.), PMich.Zen. 45.23 (iii B. C.), PTeb. 50.8, al. (ii B. C.), Wilcken Chr. 461.21 (iii A. D.), etc.; ὑ. δαψιλής a copious watercourse,I Enoch 28.3.
- 3 one who drinks much water, dropsical person, Hp. Epid. 7.122.
- 4 a plant, = νυμφαία, Apul. Herb. 68.
ὑδρ·αγωγός, ός, όν [ᾰ]
I qui conduit ou amène l’eau, Plut. M. 366a ; subst. ὁ ὑδρ. :
1 ingénieur chargé du service des eaux, Artém. 4, 74 ; Man. 1, 84 ||
2 inspecteur des aqueducs, Plut. M. 914b ||
3 aqueduc, Spt. 4 Reg. 18, 17 ; Sir. 24, 30 ||
II diurétique, Gal. 10, 463 ||
III hydropique, Hpc. 1240c.
Étym. ὕδωρ, ἄγω.
ὑδραγωγός, Wasser führend, leitend, Plut. qu.nat. 9, ὁ ὑδραγωγός, der über Wasserleitungen die Aufsicht hat od. über sie schreibt ; τὸ ὑδραγωγόν, die Wasserleitung, LXX.