κηπεύω

A. rear in a garden, λάχανα, σῖτον, Luc. VH 1.34, Herm. in Phdr. p.202 A.:—Pass., Dsc. 3.43; τὰ κηπευόμενα garden plants, Arist. PA 668a18, Thphr. HP 7.1.1, Gal. 6.542; Ἠριδανὸς ὕδασι κ. κόρας, i.e. the Phaethontids, who became poplars, Eub. 67.6: metaph., tend, cherish, βόστρυχον E. Tr. 1175.

II. cultivate like a garden, Thphr. CP 4.6.7 (Pass.), Hld. 9.4 (Pass.): metaph., vivify, freshen, Αἰδὼς κ. δρόσοις [τὸν λειμῶνα] E. Hipp. 78; ὁπόσα ὁ ποταμὸς κ. Philostr. VA 2.26.