ἀντλ-έω, (ἄντλος)
A. bale out bilge-water, bale the ship,
Thgn. 673 , Alc. 19 .
2. generally,draw water,
ἀντλέει καὶ ἐγχέει
Hdt. 6.119
, Ev.Jo. 2.8 , etc.;οἷον ἐκ κρήνης ἐπ' ὀχετοὺς ἀ. drawas from a well,and pour into . .,
Pl. Ti. 79a ; διὰ χώνης τοῖσι βουλομένοις πιεῖν
Pherecr. 108.31
: prov. of labour in vain,ἠθμῷ ἀντλεῖν draw waterin a sieve, Arist. Oec. 1344b25 ; εἰς τετρημένον πίθον ἀ.
X. Oec. 7.40
; butἐκ πίθω ἀ.of one who has abundance in store, Theoc. 10.13 ; ἕτοιμον ἀ.
Herod. 4.14
.
II. metaph.,drain dry,i.e.,