Lexical Definition

‎ῥέω‎ rhéō (hreh'-o) to flow ^G:V
a primary verb

flow.

• for some tenses of which a prolonged form is used to flow ("run"
• as water)

Abbott-Smith

ῥέω [in LXX chiefly for זוּב ;]
to flow: Jo 7:38 (cf. παραρρέω).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ῥέω,

[Refs 8th c.BC+]; Epic dialect ῥείω [Refs 8th c.BC+]: imperfect 3rd.pers. singular ἔρρει [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future ῥεύσομαι [Refs 6th c.BC+]; also ῥευσοῦμαι, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; later ῥεύσω, [Refs 1st c.AD+]: aorist ἔρρευσα [Refs 5th c.BC+] (ἀπ-), [Refs 2nd c.AD+]:—but the Attic dialect future and aorist are of passive form, ῥῠήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐρρύην [ῠ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Doric dialect ἐξ-ερρύα, see at {ἐκρέω}; 3rd.pers. singular subjunctive ἐ[γ]ρυᾷ [Refs]; Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular ῥύη [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect ἐρρύηκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; later ἔρρυκα, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]—A present middle ῥέομαι occurs also in Oracle texts cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]—This Verb does not contraction εη, εο, εω:—flow, run, stream, gush, [Refs 8th c.BC+] the fountain runs with water,[Refs 8th c.BC+]; οἴνῳ.. ἔρρει χαράδρα Telecl.[same place] (see. entry near the end); (also in middle, ἱδρῶτι ῥεούμενοι (for the sake of meter for ῥεόμενοι, compare μαχεούμενοι) Oracle texts cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]: rarely with accusative in the same sense (see. below [Refs]: also with genitive, ἀσφάλτου [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__b the post-[Refs 8th c.BC+] expression for a full stream is μέγας ῥεῖ, ῥέουσι μεγάλοι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also πολὺς ῥεῖ, metaphorically of men, ῥεῖ πολὺς ὅδε λεώς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ἐς ἔρωτα ἅπας ῥ. [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__c of a river, also ῥ. ἀπὸ τηκομένης χιόνος derive its stream from melted snow, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__d proverbial, ἄνω ῥεῖν flow upwards, of inversion of the usual or right order, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; compare ἄνω (B)1.
__e ταῦτα μὲν ῥείτω κατ᾽ οὖρον (see. οὖρος (A))[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 metaphorically of things, ἐκ χειρῶν βέλεα ῥέον from their hands rained darts, [ῥέων ἐν τοῖς ὑψηλοῖς 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 347a34, compare 349a34; φλὸξ ῥυεῖσα 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Brutus” 31; so τὴν Αἴτνην ῥυῆναι 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “Fragmenta” 2 ">Refs 8th c.BC+]; especially of a flow of words, ἀπὸ γλώσσης μέλιτος γλυκίων ῥέεν αὐδή [Refs 8th c.BC+]: absolutely, of the tongue, run glibly, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: hence, of words or sentiments, to be current, κληδόνος καλῆς μάτην ῥεούσης [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 fall, drop off, e.g. of hair, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of ripe fruit, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; of over-ripe corn, ἤδη ῥέοντα τὸν στάχυν [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; wear out, εἰ ῥέοι τὸ σῶμα καὶ ἀπολλύοιτο [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a house, to be in a tumble-down condition, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ῥέουσαν σύγκρισιν στῆσαι to stay a collapse of the system, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__4 of molten objects, liquefy, run, ῥεῖ πᾶν ἄδηλον [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 to be in perpetual flux and change, ἅπανθ᾽ ὁρῶ ἅμα τῇ τύχῃ ῥέοντα μεταπίπτοντά τε [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5.b 'run', of ink, etc., metaphorically, στιγμῆς ῥυείσης γραμμὴν φαντασιούμεθα.., γραμμῆς δὲ ῥυείσης πλάτος ἐποιήσαμεν [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__6 of persons, ῥ. ἐπί τι to be inclined, given to a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__7 leak, of a ship, opposed to στεγανὸν εἶναι, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; λύχνοι ῥέοντες [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; of a roof, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__8 to have a flux, τὰς κοιλίας τὰς ῥεούσας [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__9 impersonal, ἐκ ῥινῶν ἐρρύη [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II very rarely transitive, let flow, pour, ἔρρει χοάς [Refs 5th c.BC+] —this differs from the usage
__II.2 with accusative cognate, ῥείτω γάλα, μέλι, let the land run milk, honey, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; αἷμα ῥυήσεται, of the Nile, [ῥέων 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “VH” 1.7, cf. LXX.Joel.3.18, Scholia 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 287:—in place of this \_accusative\_ the best writers commonly used the \_dative\_, see above 1.1. ">LXX+5th c.BC+]
__III see at {ῥέον}. (Cf. ῥόϝος, Sanskrit sravati, Lithuanian sravēti 'flow': I.-[Refs 5th c.BC+] srèw- alternating with sr[ocaron]w- and sr[ucaron]-.)

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Joel.3.18}