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 κρυπτόςib. 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. μετέωροιopendrains, Id. Ath. 50.2 , OGI 483.63 (Pergam.); = ἀφεδρών , Ev.Marc. 7.19 (cod. D).
2. in Anatomy,τῆς ἀρτηρίας ὀχετοί ductsleading to the lungs, Pl. Ti. 70d ; οἱ τοῦ αἵματος ὀ.
Poll. 2.217
; of the urinal and intestinalcanals, 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