ὑδραγωγός
τῶν δ᾽ ὀρθουμένων σῴζει τὰ πολλὰ σώμαθ᾽ ἡ πειθαρχία → But of those who make it through, following orders is what saves most of their lives (Sophocles, Antigone 675f.)
English (LSJ)
όν,
A bringing water, σείριος Plu.2.365f; ὑ. ἐν συνόδῳ ἡ σελήνη Porph. ap. Eus.PE3.12: ὑ. φάρμακα purgatives producing watery motions, Gal.11.325. II Subst. ὑ., ὁ, water-carrier, Artem.4.74, JHS24.195 (Greek text of Edict.Diocl.7.31, where aquarius). 2 maker or manager of aqueducts, Plu.2.914b; digger of a channel, Man.1.84. b aqueduct or irrigation channel, with or without irrigation-machinery, LXX4 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, 1Enoch28.3. 3 one who drinks much water, dropsical person, Hp.Epid.7.122. 4 a plant, = νυμφαία, Apul.Herb.68.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1173] Wasser führend, leitend, Plut. qu. nat. 9, ὁ ὑδραγωγός, der über Wasserleitungen die Aufsicht hat od. über sie schreibt; τὸ ὑδραγωγόν, die Wasserleitung, LXX.
