ἀντλ-έω, (ἄντλος)
bale out bilge-water, bale the ship, [
Refs 7th c.BC+]
2) generally,
draw water, ἀντλέει καὶ ἐγχέει[
NT+5th c.BC+]; οἷον ἐκ κρήνης ἐπ᾽ ὀχετοὺς ἀ.
draw as from a well,
and pour into, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
draw water in a sieve, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; but ἐκ πίθω ἀ. of one who has abundance in store, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]
II)
metaphorically,
drain dry, i.e,
II.1)
use the utmost, make the most of, τὰν ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2) of toil, suffering, etc,
drain to the dregs, τὴν παροῦσαν ἀντλήσω τύχην[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; δέκα ἀντλήσας ἔτη variant [
Refs]
II.3)
squander, πατρῴαν κτῆσιν ἀντλεῖν[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III)
passive, ἀντλούμενος ὄλβῳ
flooded with, [
Refs 4th c.AD+]