κ863Κατὰ χειρὸς
at hand
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]…
Κατὰ χειρὸς ὕδωρ λέγουσιν, οὐ κατὰ χειρῶν οὐδ' ἐπὶ χεῖρας, οὐδὲ ἄλλως πως. καὶ τὸ ῥᾷστον πάντων καὶ εὐχερέστατον, κατὰ χειρὸς ὕδωρ καλοῦσιν. οὕτως Τηλεκλείδης ἐν Ἀμφικτύοσιν·…