κηπ-εύω,
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
.