ῥοή
Τὶ δὲ σὺ διά τὸν Θεὸν δύνασαι ἀρνηθῆναι; Οἷον δὲ μέτρον ἀγάπης τῶν ἀγαπώντων σε ἐστί; (Χρύσανθος Καταπόδης, Σχολὴ Ζωῆς) → ?
English (LSJ)
ἡ, Dor. ῥοά (dat.pl. ρhοϝαῖσι, IG9(1).868 (Corc., vii/vi B.C.)), (ῥέω)
A river, stream, freq. in Hom., always in pl., and mostly with gen. added, ἐπ' Ὠκεανοῖο ῥοάων Il.3.5; Μαιάνδρου τε ῥοάς 2.869; ποταμοῖο ῥοῇσι Od.6.216; ὕδατος καλῇσι ῥ. Il.16.229, cf. Schwyzer 289.107 (Priene, ii B.C.); Ὠκεανοῦ ῥ. Hes.Th.841; also Σκαμάνδριοι ῥ. S.Aj. 419 (lyr.); τεναγέων ῥ. Pi.N.3.25; ἀμπέλου ῥ. the juice of the grape, E.Cyc.123; μέλιτος Id.Ba.711; αἵματος Id.Supp.690: rarely in sg., παρ' Ἰσμηνοῦ ῥοάν Pi.N.11.36 codd. (but ῥοᾶν is prob.); ἀμπέλου ῥοή E.Ba.281: in Dor. Prose, SIG1183 (Gort.): metaph., stream of song or poesy, ῥοαὶ Μοισᾶν, ἐπέων, Pi.N.7.12, I.7(6)19; ἡ διὰ τοῦ στόματος ῥ. Pl.Tht.206d; προμαθείας ῥοαί Pi.N.11.46; also ῥοαί streams of events, tide of affairs, Id.O.2.33. 2 flowing of sap, Thphr.CP1.13.5 (pl.). 3 flux, as a philosoph. term, Pl.Tht.152e, v. Cra. 402a; cf. ῥέω 1.5. Cf. ῥόος 11, ῥοία 1.
