κλεψύδρα
κλεψ-ύδρα, Ion.
κλεψ-ύδρη,
ἡ,(
ὕδωρ)
A). pipette, =
ὑδράρπαξ , a small vessel with one or more perforations below and an air-vent above, for transferring small quantities of liquid,
Emp. 100.9 ,
Arist. Ph. 213a27 ,
Pr. 914b9 , al.,
Hero Spir. 2.27 (described in
1.7 ),
Simp. in Cael. 524.19 ,
in Ph. 647.26 .
II). water-clock, a water-butt with a narrow orifice underneath, through which the water trickled slowly, for measuring periods of time, used to time speeches in the law-courts,
Ar. V. 93 ,
857 ,
Arist. Ath. 67.2 , etc.;
πρὸς κλεψύδρας ἀγωνίζεσθαι Id. Po. 1451a8 ;
τὴν ὀπὴν βῦσον τῆς κλεψύδρης Herod. 2.43 ; for measuring military watches,
Aen.Tact. 22.24 ; for astronomical measurements,
Procl. Hyp. 4.74 (in the form of a perforated bowl floating on water,
Gal. Anim.Pass. 2.5 ); rarely for other purposes, Eub.
p.182 K.,
Epin. 2 ;
εἰς τὴν ἐκπλήρωσιν τῆς κ. Herophil. ap.
Marcellin. Puls. 265 .
III). name of an ebbing well, in the Acropolis at Athens,
Ar. Av. 1695 (lyr.); at Ithome, Pap.in
Abh.Berl.Akad. 1904(2).14 (ii B.C.),
Paus. 4.31.6 .
ShortDef
a water-clock
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Headword (normalized):
κλεψύδρα
Headword (normalized/stripped):
κλεψυδρα
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">κλεψ-ύδρα</span>, Ion. <span class="orth greek">κλεψ-ύδρη</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>,(<span class="etym greek">ὕδωρ</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pipette</span>, = <span class="ref greek">ὑδράρπαξ</span> , a small vessel with one or more perforations below and an air-vent above, for transferring small quantities of liquid, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:100:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:100.9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Emp.</span> 100.9 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg031:213a:27" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg031:213a.27/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 213a27 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg036:914b:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg036:914b.9/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 914b9 </a>, al., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0559.tlg001:2:27" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0559.tlg001:2.27/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hero</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Spir.</span> 2.27 </a> (described in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0559.tlg001:1:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0559.tlg001:1.7/canonical-url/"> 1.7 </a>), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4013.tlg002:524:19" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4013.tlg002:524.19/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Simp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">in Cael.</span> 524.19 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4013.tlg004:647:26" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4013.tlg004:647.26/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">in Ph.</span> 647.26 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">water-clock</span>, a water-butt with a narrow orifice underneath, through which the water trickled slowly, for measuring periods of time, used to time speeches in the law-courts, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:93" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:93/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">V.</span> 93 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:857" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:857/canonical-url/"> 857 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg003.perseus-grc1:67:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg003.perseus-grc1:67.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ath.</span> 67.2 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">πρὸς κλεψύδρας ἀγωνίζεσθαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg034.perseus-grc1:1451a:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg034.perseus-grc1:1451a.8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Po.</span> 1451a8 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τὴν ὀπὴν βῦσον τῆς κλεψύδρης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0650.tlg001:2:43" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0650.tlg001:2.43/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Herod.</span> 2.43 </a> ; for measuring military watches, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0058.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0058.tlg001.perseus-grc1:22.24/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aen.Tact.</span> 22.24 </a>; for astronomical measurements, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4036.tlg002:4:74" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4036.tlg002:4.74/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Procl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hyp.</span> 4.74 </a> (in the form of a perforated bowl floating on water, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0057.tlg029:2:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0057.tlg029:2.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Anim.Pass.</span> 2.5 </a>); rarely for other purposes, Eub.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0057.tlg029:p.182" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0057.tlg029:p.182/canonical-url/"> p.182 </a> K., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0454.tlg001:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0454.tlg001:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Epin.</span> 2 </a>; <span class="quote greek">εἰς τὴν ἐκπλήρωσιν τῆς κ.</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Herophil.</span> </span> ap. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0667.tlg001:265" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0667.tlg001:265/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Marcellin.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Puls.</span> 265 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> name of an ebbing well, in the Acropolis at Athens, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1695" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1695/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 1695 </a> (lyr.); at Ithome, Pap.in <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Abh.Berl.Akad.</span> 1904(2).14 </span> (ii B.C.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:31:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:31:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Paus.</span> 4.31.6 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}