ἀρύω

A. ἀρυτήμενοι Alc. 47: impf. ἤρυον Hes. Sc. 301; ἄρυον Hsch.: aor. ἤρυσα Pherecr. 138, X. Cyr. 1.3.9:—Med., ἀρύτομαι Ar. Nu. 272; ἀρύομαι Aeschin.Socr. 11, AP 9.37 (Tull. Flacc.), etc.: fut. ἀρύσομαι [υ] AP 9.230 (Honest.), Luc. DMar. 6.1: aor. ἠρυσάμην Plu. 2.516c; opt. ἀρυσαίμην E. Hipp. 209 (lyr.); inf. ἀρύσασθαι X. Cyr. 1.2.8; part. ἀρυσάμενος Hdt. 8.137, Ep. ἀρυσσάμενος Hes. Op. 550:—Pass., aor. ἠρύθην, ἀπ‐αρυθείς Alex. 45.6; also ἀρυσθείς Hp. Nat.Puer. 25, Plu. 2.690b:—draw water, wine, etc., τοὶ δ’ ἤρυον others drew off the must, Hes. Sc. 301; ἀρυόντεσσιν . . ὕδωρ Simon. 45; ἐκ πιθῶνος ἤρυσαν ἄκρατον Pherecr. l. c.; ἀρύσαντες ἀπ’ αὐτῆς [τῆς φιάλης] τῷ κυάθῳ X. Cyr. 1.3.9; μέλισσαι νέκταρ ἀρύουσιν Lyr.Alex.Adesp. 7.18: metaph., κἂν ἐκ Διὸς ἀρύτωσιν if they draw inspiration from Zeus, Pl. Phdr. 253a.

II. Med., draw water for oneself, ἀρυσσάμενος ποταμῶν ἄπο having drawn water from . . , Hes. Op. 550; σφῷν ἀρύσασθαι Pherecr. 130.5; ἀρύσασθαι ἀπὸ τοῦ ποταμοῦ X. Cyr. 1.2.8; ἐκ τοῦ κρατῆρος Pl. Criti. 120a: c. acc., ἀρύσασθαι ὑδάτων πῶμα E. Hipp. 209; ἀ. ἐκ τῶν ποταμῶν μέλι καὶ γάλα Pl. Ion 534a: c. gen. partit., ὑδάτων ἀ. πρόχοισι Ar. Nu. 272; ἐς τὸν κόλπον τρὶς ἀρυσάμενος τοῦ ἡλίου having (as it were) drawn the rays of the sun into his bosom, Hdt. 8.137: generally, draw in, τροφῆς καὶ πνεύματος Diog.Bab. ap. Gal. 5.281; μαντικῆς Plu. 2.411f; πλοῦτον Id.Caes. 29; καιροῦ καὶ τύχης Eun. Hist. p.256 D.

2. of stars rising from the sea, οἵ τ’ ὠκεανοῦ ἀρύονται ἀστέρες Arat. 746.