ὑδρεύω

hydreuo

draw fetch

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 3
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Book 7 1
Chapter ?

7131
Book 10 1
Chapter ?

10105
Book 17 1
Chapter ?

17206

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὑδρεύω, A. draw fetch, or carry water, Od. 10.105, Thgn. 264:—freq. in Med., draw water for oneself, [κρήνη] ὅθεν ὑδρεύοντο πολῖται Od. 7.131, 17.206, cf. Hdt. 7.193, E. Tr. 205 (lyr.); ὕδωρ ἀνασπάσαντας ὑδρεύεσθαι Th. 4.97; παρὰ τῶν γειτόνων Pl. Lg. 844b; [ἀπὸ τελμάτων] ὑ. αἱ μέλιτται Arist. HA 626a11. II. trans., water, irrigate, Thphr. HP 2.6.3.

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