φρέαρ

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πωγωνοτροφία φιλόσοφoν οὐ ποιεῖ → a long beard does not make the philosopher

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Transliteration A: phréar Transliteration B: phrear Transliteration C: frear Beta Code: fre/ar

English (LSJ)

ep. φρεῖαρ Nic.Th.486, τό, gen. φρέᾱτος (v. sub fin.), contr.

   A φρητός IGRom.1.1167C6 (Egypt, i A. D.), Hdn.Gr.1.409; Ep. dat. φρέᾰτι h.Cer.99 (s. v.l.), φρητί Call.Cer.15; pl. φρέᾱτα, also φρῆτα PCair.Zen.499.12 (iii B. C.); Ep. pl. φρείᾰτα (v. infr.):—an artificial well (thus distd. from κρήνη, cf. Hdt.4.120, D.14.30; but φ. ἀσφάλτον naphtha-spring, LXXGe.14.10, cf. Hdt.6.119), πᾶσαι κρῆναι καὶ φρείατα μακρὰ νάουσιν Il.21.197; the stem φρεατ - first in h.Cer.l.c.    2 later, tank, cistern, reservoir, Hdt.1.68, Th.2.48,49, PHal.1.98 (iii B. C.), etc.; εἰς φ. καταβαίνειν καὶ κολυμβᾶν Pl.La.193c, cf. Prt.350a; φ. ὀρώρυκται S.E.M.8.129; ποιητὰ φ., v. ποιητός 1: generally, pit, φ. διαφθορᾶς LXX Ps.54 (55). 24.    b perh. oil-jar, Ar.Pl.810.    3 metaph., εἰς φρέατά τε καὶ πᾶσαν ἀπορίαν ἐμπίπτων Pl.Tht.174c; ἐν φρέατι συσχόμενος ib. 165b; ἡ περὶ τὸ φ. ὄρχησις, prov. of persons 'on the brink of a volcano', Plu.2.68b; λύκος περὶ φ. χορεύει prov. ap. Hsch., Phot.; πίνειν ἐξ ἀργυροῦ φρέατος, i.e. a large wine-cup, Ath.5.192a, cf. Chamaeleon ap.eund.11.461c. [Att. gen. φρέᾱτος Ar.Ec.1004, Fr. 295, Stratt.57 (troch.), Alex.179, Apollod.Gel.1.] (Orig. frhvṛ, gen. frhvṇτος, cf. Arm. albiur 'well', Goth. and OE. brunna 'stream, burn', Lat. ferveo, defrutum.)