A.give to drink, “ἄκρητον ποτίσας” Hp.Aph.7.46; “ἐπότισεν . . ὁ ἰατρὸς τὸ φάρμακον” Arist.Ph.199a34, cf. Ruf.Fr.118; “οἶνον [ὑποζυγίοις]” Aen.Tact.27.14:—Pass., Dsc.1.11,al.
2. c. dupl. acc., τοὺς ἵππους νέκταρ ἐπότισε gave them nectar to drink, Pl.Phdr.247e; “μικρὸν ὕδωρ π. τινά” LXX Ge.24.17; “ποτήριον π. τινά” Ev.Marc.9.41, cf. 1 Ep.Cor.12.13 (Pass.).
3. water, [τὰ φυόμενα] X.Smp.2.25, cf. LXX Ge.2.6; irrigate, “φυτά” PCair.Zen.72.4 (iii B. C.); π. τὴν γῆν ἀπὸ χερός ib.155.3 (iii B. C.); also water cattle, “ταύρως καὶ πόρτιας” Theoc.1.121:—Pass., of land, to be watered, to be irrigated, CPR1.9 (i A. D.), Luc.Abd.27, etc.