χερσεύω
ὦ διάνοια, ἐὰν ἐρευνᾷς τοὺς ἱεροφαντηθέντας λόγους μὲν θεοῦ, νόμους δὲ ἀνθρώπων θεοφιλῶν, οὐδὲν ταπεινὸν οὐδ᾽ ἀνάξιον τοῦ μεγέθους αὐτῶν ἀναγκασθήσῃ παραδέχεσθαι → if, O my understanding, thou searchest on this wise into the oracles which are both words of God and laws given by men whom God loves, thou shalt not be compelled to admit anything base or unworthy of their dignity
English (LSJ)
intr.,
A abide on dry land, live or lie thereon, S.Fr.321, E.Fr.636, Plu.2.982b. 2 to be dry land, opp. ἔνυδρος εἶναι, Arist.Mete.352a23. b lie waste or barren, X.Oec. 5.17, 16.5. II Pass., to be left as dry land, opp. πλωτὰ εἶναι, Arist.Mete.353a25 (v.l. -εύει). III make or leave barren, PTeb.61 (b).114, 74.29 (ii B. C.):—Pass., to be made, become barren, Plu.2.2d, Epist.Philipp. in IG9(2).517.30 (Larissa, iii B. C.), PTeb.61 (b).144, 202, al. (ii B. C.), BGU1120.31 (i B. C.), etc.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1351] 1) intrans., a) wüst od. öde liegen, unbekannt oder unfruchtbar sein, Xen. oec. 5, 17. 16, 5. – b) sich auf dem festen Lande aufhalten, darauf leben, Plut. sol. an. 33; auch aus dem Wasser aufs feste Land gehen, Philostr. – 2) trans., öde, leer machen, verwais't machen, Eur. frg. Polyid. 1, 3; pass. unfruchtbar werden, verwildern, Plut. De educ. lib. 4.
