ἄρδω

ἄρδω, [tense] impf.

A

ἦρδον Pl.Ti.76a

, [dialect] Ion. [ per.] 3sg.

ἄρδεσκε Hdt.2.13

: [tense] aor.

ἦρσα Id.5.12

, subj.

ἄρσῃ Id.2.14

, part.

ἄρσας Id.2.14

, 5.12: used by [dialect] Att. only in [tense] pres. and [tense] impf.:—water: hence,

1 give drink to cattle, ἵππους ἄρσασα βαθυσχοίνοιο Μέλητος from or at the Meles, h.Hom. 9.3;

ἄ. Σιμόεντος Euph.66

;

ἦρσε τὸν ἵππον Hdt.

l.c.; of rivers, furnish drink for men, Pi.O.5.12:—[voice] Pass., drink,

ἀρδόμενοι οὐρῆες ἀπὸ πηγέων h.Ap.263

: metaph., ἄ. φωτί to be drunk with light, Plot. 2.9.3.

2 water land, of rivers, Hdt.2.14, A.Pers.487,806, etc.; of men, irrigate,

μισθωτὸς ἄρδει πεδία Timocl.15.5

, cf. Arist. GC335a14;

θεὸς ἄ. γῆν Ph.1.50

:—[voice] Pass., to be watered, of countries, Hdt.2.13; σῖτος χερσὶ ἀρδόμενος watered by hand, Id.1.193; ἐκ τοῦ ποταμοῦ ibid., cf. Ibyc.1, Ath.2.43c; καρποὺς ἀρδομέναν . . χθόνα having its corn watered, Ar.Nu.282;

Νυμφάων ὅθδεται ἄστυ Ἀθήνης IG3.1354.5

.

II metaph.,foster, cherish,

ὄλβον ἄ. Pi.O.5.23

; πάτραν Χαρίτων ἄρδειν δρόσῳ, i.e. cover with glory, Id.I.6(5).64;

τὸ λογιστικὸν ἄ. καὶ αὔξειν Pl.R.550b

, cf. 606d, etc.;

ἄ. νοῦν οἴνῳ Ar.Eq.96

;

συμποσίοις ἄρδοντες αὑτούς Pl.Phdr.276d

, cf. X.Smp.2.24.

III guzzle,

πολὺν ἄκρατον Ph.1.639

.

IV pour forth,

θεὸς ἄ. χάριτας Id.2.294

:—[voice] Pass., ib.244. (ᾱ acc. to Hdn.Gr.2.109.)