ὀχετός: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ὁ, (ὄχος, ὀχέω) <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">means for carrying water, water-pipe</b>, made of leather, <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.9</span>; when carried underground, sometimes of wood, <span class="title">IG</span>12.373.64, 66,22.1672.305; of stone, <b class="b3">ὀ. λίθινος κρυπτός</b> ib.7.4255.5 (Oropus, iv B. C.); material not named, <span class="bibl">Th.6.100</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phd.</span>112c</span>, etc.; τοὺς προϋπάρχοντας ὀ. κρυπτοὺς ποιεῖν <span class="title">OGI</span>483.74 (Pergam.); [[conduit]], [[channel]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1303b13</span>, al.; <b class="b3">ὀ. μετέωροι</b> open [[drains]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ath.</span>50.2</span>, <span class="title">OGI</span>483.63 (Pergam.); = [[ἀφεδρών]], <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Marc.</span>7.19</span> (cod. D). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> in Anatomy, <b class="b3">τῆς ἀρτηρίας ὀχετοί</b> [[ducts]] leading to the lungs, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ti.</span>70d</span>; οἱ τοῦ αἵματος ὀ. <span class="bibl">Poll.2.217</span>; of the urinal and intestinal [[canals]], <span class="bibl">Hp. <span class="title">Art.</span>48</span>, <span class="bibl">50</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>1.4.6</span>; <b class="b3">ὥσπερ ἐξ ὀχετῶν</b> (of sweat), <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Epid.</span>6.3.1</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> in plural, [[streams]], <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>5.12</span>; Σιμούντιοι ὀ. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Or.</span>809</span> (lyr.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">IA</span> 767</span> (lyr.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> metaph., βαθὺς ὀ. ἄτας <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>10(11).37</span>; <b class="b3">παρεκτρέποντες ὀ. ὥστε μὴ θανεῖν</b> making [[a side channel]] or [[means of escape]], <span class="bibl">E. <span class="title">Supp.</span>1111</span>; <b class="b3">ὀχετοὶ βοτρύων</b> pherecr.<span class="bibl">130.7</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Telecl.1.9</span>; <b class="b3">ἐν τοῖς μεριστοῖς ὀ</b>. [[currents]], <span class="bibl">Dam.<span class="title">Pr.</span>127</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">130</span>, <span class="bibl">206</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">IV</span> Att. for [[βόρβορος]] acc. to Hellad. ap. Phot.<span class="bibl">p.535</span> B.</span>