ἐποχετεύω

A. carry water by sluices or courses, Pl. Grg. 493e ; τὸ ἀπορρέον..δῑ ὀχετῶν ἐ. Id. Criti. 117b ; τροφὴν τοῖς φυτευθεῖσι Ph. 1.398 ; ἐ. ἄνθεσιν ὕδωρ Longus 4.4 : metaph., ὑφηγήσεις ἐ. ἀκοαῖς Ph. 2.359 ; λόγος οἴνῳ τὸ φιλάνθρωπον ἐπὶ τὴν ψυχὴν..ἐ. Plu. 2.660c, cf. Jul. Or. 4.137d, Dam. Pr. 35, etc.:—Pass., to be so brought, [αἷμα] ἐκ τῆς καρδίας ἐποχετεύεται καὶ εἰς τὰς φλέβας Arist. PA 666a6 ; [αἱ φλέβες] ἐς ἀλλήλας ἐποχετεύονται are conducted one into another, Hp. Oss. 15 ; ὕδωρ τὸ Ἰούλιον.. εἰς τὴν πόλιν ἐπωχετεύθη D.C. 48.32, cf. 49.42 : metaph., ἔλλαμψις ἐκ τῶν πρώτων δυνάμεων ταῖς δευτέραις ‐εύεται Herm. in Phdr. p.145A.:— Med., to have water brought upon them, to be irrigated, ἐποχετεύεται τοῖς κοχλίαις τὰ λίαν ἔξαλα Str. 17.1.52 : metaph., ἐ. ἵμερον bring the waters of desire over oneself, bathe in them, Pl. Phdr. 251e.
Liddell, Scott & Jones
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