ὑδραγωγός

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.