ἐπίρρυτος

ον, Subst.

ἐπιρρέω

A. running, ὕδατα Thphr. CP 3.8.3, HP 5.9.5; of food, infused into the body, τροφῆς νάματα ἐ. Pl. Ti. 80d; of sight, infused from the sun, Id. R. 508b; ψυχαί Ti.Locr. 99e; ἡδοναὶ δῑ αἰσθήσεων ἐπίρρυτοι Max. Tyr.31.7; ἐ. δύναμις, opp. σύμφυτος, Gal. 1.319.
2. . metaph., overflowing, abundant, καρπός A. Eu. 907.
II. . Pass., flowed into, subject to influx, opp. ἀπόρρυτος, Pl. Ti. 43a.
2. . overflowed, moist, πεδίον X. An. 1.2.22.
III. . as Subst., perh. oilvessel or pipe, ἀλείψασαν δρακτοῖς καὶ ἐπιρύτοις JRS 16.90, cf. OGI 479.10 note. ἐπιρρυφέω, Ion. for ‐ρροφέω (q.v.).
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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