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ἄντλος

ἄντλος, the hold of a ship

ἄντλος, ὁ, in Poll. 1.92 also ἄντλον, τό:—in Hom.,
  • hold of a ship, Od. 12.411, 15.479.
      • 2 bilge-water, πόλις . . ἄντλον οὐκ ἐδέξατο let in no water, metaph. for ‘let no enemy come in’, A. Th. 796; ἄντλον εἴργειν ναός pump out water from a ship, E. Tr. 691; εἰς ἄντλον ἐμβαίνειν πόδα, metaph. for getting into a difficulty, Id. Heracl. 168.
      • 3 a flood of water, Pi. O. 9.53; ἀλίμενον ὥς τις εἰς ἄντλον πεσών E. Hec. 1025 (lyr.); ἐν ἄντλῳ τιθέναι scuttle, sink, metaph., ὕβριν Pi. P. 8.12.
    • II bucket, Man. 6.424.
    • III heap of corn, threshed but not yet cleansed, Nic. Th. 114, 546, Q.S. 1.352, AP 6.258 (Adaeus).

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