Χῖος
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English (LSJ)
α, ον, (contr. from Χίιος)
A of or from Chios, Χῖαι [κρηπῖδες] Hp.Art.62, cf. Aristomen.11, etc.; σύκινα PCair.Zen.33.12 (iii B. C.); Χ. ἀοιδός, i. e. Homer, Theoc.7.47; χ. ἄνθρωπος D.35.52: prov., Χῖος δεσπότην ὠνήσατο 'caught a Tartar', Eup.269. b esp. οἶνος Χ. Ar.Ec.1139: freq. without οἶνος, Id.Fr.216.3, etc.; ἐν ἀκρήτῳ Χίῳ AP7.422 (Leon.). 2 as Subst., Χῖοι or οἱ Χῖοι the Chians; without Art., Hdt.1.142, Th.1.19, 3.32, etc.; with Art., Id.8.15,22, etc. II ὁ Χῖος (sc. βόλος), = κύων v1, the worst throw of the dice (cf. χιάς), i. e. the external face of the ἀστράγαλος (Ruf.Oss. 38), with the ace-dot, opp. Κῷος (q. v.), Χῖος παραστὰς Κῷον οὐκ ἐᾷ λέγειν Stratt.23, cf. Arist.Cael.292a29, AP7.422 (Leon.), Poll. 7.204, 205, Zen.4.74: hence prov., Χῖος πρὸς Κῷον ibid. (in Arist. HA499b29 χῖα is cj. for ἰσχία, κῷα for κῶλα). 2 οὐ Χῖος ἀλλὰ Κεῖος, v. Κέως. III Χία, ἡ, = μαστίχη, Gloss.
