ὑδροφάντης

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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

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Full diacritics: ὑδροφάντης Medium diacritics: ὑδροφάντης Low diacritics: υδροφάντης Capitals: ΥΔΡΟΦΑΝΤΗΣ
Transliteration A: hydrophántēs Transliteration B: hydrophantēs Transliteration C: ydrofantis Beta Code: u(drofa/nths

English (LSJ)

ου, ὁ,    A water-finder, Olymp. in Mete.99.21:—hence ὑδρο-φαντική (sc. τέχνη), ἡ, the art of discovering water, Gp.2.6.1; also ὑδρο-φαντικά, τά, ibid.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1174] ὁ, der verborgenes Wasser entdeckt u. zum Brunnengraben anzeigt (?).

Greek Monolingual

ο / ὑδροφάντης, ΝΑ, και υδρυφάντης Ν
αυτός που ανακαλύπτει τις θέσεις υπόγειων υδάτων, υδροσκόπος
νεοελλ.
(μόνον ο τ. υδροφάντης) ζωολ. γένος μικρών ακάρεων.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < υδρ(ο)- + -φάντης (< φαίνω) πρβλ. ιερο-φάντης.