| Full diacritics: χειά | Medium diacritics: χειά | Low diacritics: χειά | Capitals: ΧΕΙΑ |
| Transliteration A: cheiá | Transliteration B: cheia | Transliteration C: cheia | Beta Code: xeia/ |
Ion. χειή, ἡ,
A hole, esp. of serpents, Il.22.93,95, Plu.2.169e, Orph.L.473; ἥβαν οὐχ ὑπὸ χειᾷ δάμασεν he buried not his youth in a hole, Pi.I.8(7).77: pl., Schwyzer 194.5 (Crete).
