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ἀντλέω

ἀντλέω, to bale out bilge-water, bale the ship

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ἀντλοῦν present active participle neuter nominative singular, present active participle neuter vocative singular, present active participle neuter accusative singular of ἀντλέω

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ἀντλ-έω, (ἄντλος)
  • bale out bilge-water, bale the ship, Thgn. 673, Alc. 19.
      • 2 generally, draw water, ἀντλέει καὶ ἐγχέει Hdt. 6.119, Ev.Jo. 2.8, etc.; οἷον ἐκ κρήνης ἐπʼ ὀχετοὺς ἀ. draw as from a well, and pour into . ., Pl. Ti. 79a; διὰ χώνης τοῖσι βουλομένοις πιεῖν Pherecr. 108.31: prov. of labour in vain, ἠθμῷ ἀντλεῖν draw water in a sieve, Arist. Oec. 1344b25; εἰς τετρημένον πίθον ἀ. X. Oec. 7.40; but ἐκ πίθω ἀ. of one who has abundance in store, Theoc. 10.13; ἕτοιμον ἀ. Herod. 4.14.
    • II metaph., drain dry, i.e.,
      • 1 use the utmost, make the most of, τὰν ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν Pi. P. 3.62: but more commonly,
      • 2 of toil, suffering, etc., drain to the dregs, τὴν παροῦσαν ἀντλήσω τύχην A. Pr. 377; τλημόνως ἤντλουν κακά Id. Ch. 748; λυπρὸν ἀντλήσει βίον E. Hipp. 898; δέκα ἀντλήσας ἔτη v.l. Id. Tr. 433.
      • 3 squander, πατρῴαν κτῆσιν ἀντλεῖν S. El. 1291.
    • III Pass., ἀντλούμενος ὄλβῳ flooded with, Man. 4.92.

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