ὀχετός

ὀχετός, ὁ, (ὄχος, ὀχέω) A. means for carrying water, water-pipe, made of leather, Hdt. 3.9; when carried underground, sts. of wood, IG 12.373.64, 66,22.1672.305; of stone, ὀ. λίθινος κρυπτός ib.7.4255.5 (Oropus, iv B. C.); material not named, Th. 6.100, Pl. Phd. 112c, etc.; τοὺς προϋπάρχοντας ὀ. κρυπτοὺς ποιεῖν OGI 483.74 (Pergam.); conduit, channel, Arist. Pol. 1303b13, al.; ὀ. μετέωροι open drains, Id. Ath. 50.2, OGI 483.63 (Pergam.); = ἀφεδρών, Ev.Marc. 7.19 (cod. D). 2. in Anatomy, τῆς ἀρτηρίας ὀχετοί ducts leading to the lungs, Pl. Ti. 70d; οἱ τοῦ αἵματος ὀ. Poll. 2.217; of the urinal and intestinal canals, Hp. Art. 48, 50, X. Mem. 1.4.6; ὥσπερ ἐξ ὀχετῶν (of sweat), Hp. Epid. 6.3.1. II. in pl., streams, Pi. O. 5.12; Σιμούντιοι ὀ. E. Or. 809 (lyr.), IA 767 (lyr.). III. metaph., βαθὺς ὀ. ἄτας Pi. O. 10(11).37; παρεκτρέποντες ὀ. ὥστε μὴ θανεῖν making a side channel or means of escape, E. Supp. 1111; ὀχετοὶ βοτρύων pherecr.130.7, cf. Telecl. 1.9; ἐν τοῖς μεριστοῖς ὀ. currents, Dam. Pr. 127, cf. 130, 206. IV. Att. for βόρβορος acc. to Hellad. ap. Phot.p.535 B.