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|Full diacritics=Χῖος
|Medium diacritics=Χῖος
|Low diacritics=Χίος
|Capitals=ΧΙΟΣ
|Transliteration A=Chîos
|Transliteration B=Chios
|Transliteration C=CHios
|Beta Code=*xi=os
|Definition=α, ον, (contr. from <b class="b3">Χίιος</b>) <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">of</b> or <b class="b2">from Chios</b>, <b class="b3">Χῖαι [κρηπῖδες</b>] <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Art.</span>62</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Aristomen.11</span>, etc.; σύκινα <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PCair.Zen.</span>33.12</span> (iii B. C.); <b class="b3">Χ. ἀοιδός</b>, i. e. <b class="b2">Homer</b>, <span class="bibl">Theoc.7.47</span>; χ. ἄνθρωπος <span class="bibl">D.35.52</span>: prov., <b class="b3">Χῖος δεσπότην ὠνήσατο</b> 'caught a Tartar', <span class="bibl">Eup.269</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">b</span> esp. οἶνος Χ. <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ec.</span>1139</span>: freq. without <b class="b3">οἶνος</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Fr.</span>216.3</span>, etc.; ἐν ἀκρήτῳ Χίῳ <span class="title">AP</span>7.422 (Leon.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> as Subst., <b class="b3">Χῖοι</b> or <b class="b3">οἱ Χῖοι</b> the <span class="title">Chians</span>; without Art., <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.142</span>, <span class="bibl">Th.1.19</span>, <span class="bibl">3.32</span>, etc.; with Art., <span class="bibl">Id.8.15</span>,<span class="bibl">22</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b3">ὁ Χῖος</b> (sc. <b class="b3">βόλος</b>), = [[κύων]]<span class="bibl"> v1</span>, the worst throw of the dice (cf. [[χιάς]]), i. e. the external face of the <b class="b3">ἀστράγαλος</b> (Ruf.<span class="title">Oss.</span> 38), with the <b class="b2">ace-dot</b>, opp. <b class="b3">Κῷος</b> (q. v.), Χῖος παραστὰς Κῷον οὐκ ἐᾷ λέγειν <span class="bibl">Stratt.23</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Cael.</span>292a29</span>, <span class="title">AP</span>7.422 (Leon.), <span class="bibl">Poll. 7.204</span>, <span class="bibl">205</span>, <span class="bibl">Zen.4.74</span>: hence prov., <b class="b3">Χῖος πρὸς Κῷον</b> ibid. (in <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">HA</span>499b29</span> <b class="b3">χῖα</b> is cj. for <b class="b3">ἰσχία, κῷα</b> for <b class="b3">κῶλα</b>). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b3">οὐ Χῖος ἀλλὰ Κεῖος</b>, v. [[Κέως]]. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> <b class="b3">Χία, ἡ,</b> = [[μαστίχη]], <span class="title">Gloss.</span></span>
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|btext=ου;<br /><i>adj. m.</i><br />originaire de Chios : [[οἱ]] Χῖοι, <i>ou sans art.</i> Χῖοι, les habitants de Chios ; Χία [[ναῦς]], <i>d’où subst.</i> ἡ Χία, vaisseau de Chios.
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