ὑδρεία

hydreia

drawing water, fetching water

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Laws 2
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Book VI 1
Chapter ?

761c2
Book VIII 1
Chapter ?

844b7
Timaeus 2
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77d6
78b3

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὑδρεία, ἡ, A. drawing water, fetching water, Th. 7.13, Pl. Lg. 844b, Plb. 2.9.2, etc.: in pl., Pl. Ax. 371e. 2. distribution of water, watering, irrigation, Id. Lg. 761c, Thphr. HP 2.6.3: metaph., ἡ ἐκ τῆς κοιλίας ἐπὶ τὰς φλέβας ὑ, Pl. Ti. 78b, cf. 77d. II. watering-place, Plu. Them. 9.—Cf. ὑδρία fin.

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