According to The Jewish Encyclopedia, both the Mishnah and the Talmud mention the clepsydra “under various names, perhaps to distinguish different forms and designs, all, however, signifying one thing; namely, the slow escape ​ — literally the stealing away — ​ of the water, drop by drop, which is the meaning of ‘ clepsydra ’ in Greek. ”
Тоа е, всушност, значењето на зборот ‚ клепсидра ‘ на грчки јазик “(The Jewish Encyclopedia).