1. κλεψύδρα · klepsydra — Beekes
water clock
The corpus record
κλεψ-ύδρα
klepsudra
water clock
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Distribution
- De Respiratione 2 · 3.29/10k
- Wasps 3 · 3.08/10k
- Acharnians 1 · 1.41/10k
- Ars Poetica 1 · 0.99/10k
- Athenian Constitution 1 · 0.61/10k
- Lives of Eminent Philosophers 1 · 0.09/10k
Senses
2. κλεψύδρα · klepsydra — Chantraine
voir κλέπτω
3. κλεψύδρα · klepsydra — Frisk
ion
4. κλεψ-ύδρα · kleps-ydra — LSJ
pipette, water-clock
Attestations
- κλεψύδραι · klepsydrai Aristotle, Athenian Constitution Ath. Pol..67 (DIORISIS sentence 800)
- κλεψύδραν · klepsydran Aristotle, Ars Poetica 7
- κλεψύδραις · klepsydrais Aristotle, De Respiratione (DIORISIS sentence 64)
- κλεψύδρῃ · klepsydrēi Aristotle, De Respiratione (DIORISIS sentence 66)
- κλεψύδρας · klepsydras Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 9.7 (DIORISIS sentence 8056)
- κλεψύδραν · klepsydran Aristophanes, Acharnians (DIORISIS sentence 509)
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