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They speak of water 'at hand' [kata\ xeiro/s], not kata\ xeirw=n or e)pi\ xei=ras, or in any other way. And whatever is easiest and handiest of all, [this] they call 'water at hand'. Teleclides in Amphiktyons [writes] thus: "first of all there was peace, just like water at hand".¹
"Boy, fetch a garland; [and] let someone fetch water kata\ xeiro/s". And the [other speaker] says: "are we going to dine? Or what?". For in olden days garlands were draped around those feasting, shading the head from the fumes and heat of the wine.²