ἀντλ-έω,
(ἄντλος) bale out bilge-water, bale the ship, [[ 6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 673, 7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus 19. ] Refs 7th c.BC+]
__2 generally, draw water, ἀντλέει καὶ ἐγχέει[[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.119, NT.John.2.8, etc.] NT+5th c.BC+]; οἷον ἐκ κρήνης ἐπ᾽ ὀχετοὺς ἀ. draw as from a well, and pour into.., [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 79a; διὰ χώνης τοῖσι βουλομένοις πιεῖν 5th c.BC: Pherecrates Comicus 108.31: proverbial of labour in vain, ἠθμῷ ἀντλεῖν] Refs 5th c.BC+] draw water in a sieve, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Oeconomica” 1344b25; εἰς τετρημένον πίθον ἀ. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 7.40] Refs 5th c.BC+]; but ἐκ πίθω ἀ. of one who has abundance in store, [[ 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 10.13; ἕτοιμον ἀ. 3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimographus 4.14. ] Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II metaphorically, drain dry, i.e.,
__II.1 use the utmost, make the most of, τὰν ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν[[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 3.62: but more commonly, ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 of toil, suffering, etc., drain to the dregs, τὴν παροῦσαν ἀντλήσω τύχην[[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 377; τλημόνως ἤντλουν κακά [prev. author] “Ch.” 748; λυπρὸν ἀντλήσει βίον 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 898] Refs 5th c.BC+]; δέκα ἀντλήσας ἔτη variant [[ [prev. author] “Tr.” 433. ] Refs]
__II.3 squander, πατρῴαν κτῆσιν ἀντλεῖν[[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 1291. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]