ἐπάρδ-ω,
irrigate, [[ 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Anabasis” 4.6.5: _metaphorically_, ἐ. ἀρεταῖς τὴν ψυχήν 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Am.” 45, cf. LXX.4Mac.1.29, 3rd c.AD: Plotinus Philosophus 6.7.33; ὁ δικαστὴς τὰ δίκαια ἐ. τοῖς ἐντευξομένοις 1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 2.345 ] LXX+1st c.AD+]; Ἀττικὰ ἐ. τὰ νάματα [τῇ ψυχῇ] [[ 4th c.AD: Himerius Sophista “Eclogae” 32.6 ] Refs 4th c.AD+]:—passive, [[ 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Bellum Judaicum” 4.8.3 ] Refs 1st c.AD+]; of the body by nourishment, [[ 5th-4th c.BC: Timaeus Locrus Philosophus 102b. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]