- ἄνυδρος
- ἄνυδρος, ον (s. ὕδωρ; since Hes., Fgm. 24 Rz.; Eur., Hdt.; OGI 199, 21; POxy 918 II, 10; LXX; Jos., C. Ap. 1, 277) waterless, dry, τόποι ἄ. waterless places (Plut., Lucull. 516 [36, 3]; Ps.-Callisth. 2, 9, 1; cp. Pr 9:12c; Is 44:3; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 25) as the abode of hostile spirits (cp. Is 13:21; Bar 4:35; Rv 18:2) Mt 12:43; Lk 11:24. Fig. πηγαὶ ἄ. springs without water of sinners 2 Pt 2:17. νεφέλαι ἄ. (cp. Pr 25:14 Hebr.; Vergil, Georg. 3, 197 arida nubila) clouds that yield no rain Jd 12.—Subst. ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ καὶ τῇ ἀνύδρῳ in the waterless desert AcPl Ha 8, 16.—M-M.
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