συνετῶν μὲν ἀνδρῶν, πρὶν γενέσθαι τὰ δυσχερῆ, προνοῆσαι ὅπως μὴ γένηται· ἀνδρείων δέ, γενόμενα εὖ θέσθαι → it is the part of prudent men, before difficulties arise, to provide against their arising; and of courageous men to deal with them when they have arisen
P. ὑδατώδης, P. and V. ὑγρός, V. ὑδρηλός, εὔυδρος (Eur., Rhesus 927).
of the sea: P. and V. θαλάσσιος; see under sea.
a watery grave: V. ᾍδης πόντιος, ὁ (Aesch., Agamemnon 667).