ὑδάτιον
ὃν οὐ τύπτει λόγος οὐδὲ ῥάβδος → if words don't get through, neither a beating will | if the carrot doesn't work, the stick will not work either | whom words do not strike, neither does the rod
English (LSJ)
τό, Dim. of ὕδωρ,
A a little water, rivulet, of the Ilissus, Pl.Phdr.229a, cf. Pap. in Hermes40.546: pl., Pl.Phdr.229b, Arist. HA606b21; runnels, PRyl.81.18 (ii A. D.). II small rain, Thphr. CP2.9.9 (pl.). III a small drink of water, Sor.1.105; a small quantity of water, Hero Spir.1.15, al.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1172] τό, dim. von ὕδωρ, kleines Wasser; Plat. Phaedr. 229 ab; Arist. gen. et interit. 1, 2 E.; kleiner Regen, Theophr.; ein wenig Wasser, auch im
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ὑδάτιον: τό, ὑποκορ. τοῦ ὕδωρ, ὀλίγον ὕδωρ, ποτάμιον, ῥυάκιον, ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἰλισοῦ, Πλάτ. Φαῖδρ. 229Α· καὶ ἐν τῷ πληθ., αὐτόθι Β, Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 8. 28, 12, κ. ἀλλ. ΙΙ. ὀλίγη βροχή, Θεοφρ. π. Φυτ. Αἰτ. 2. 9, 9.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ου (τό) :
un peu d’eau :
1 goutte d’eau;
2 petite pluie.
Étymologie: ὕδωρ.
