earth
ὡς τρὶς ἂν παρ' ἀσπίδα στῆναι θέλοιμ' ἂν μᾶλλον ἢ τεκεῖν ἅπαξ → I would rather stand three times with a shield in battle than give birth once
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. and V. γῆ, ἡ, Ar. and V. γαῖα, ἡ, χθών, ἡ, πέδον, τό, V. οὖδας, τό, αἶα, ἡ; see also ground.
to the earth: V. χαμάδις, χαμάνδις, χαμᾶζε, χαμαί, πέδονδε, ἔραζε, ἔρασδε (Aesch., Fragment); see under ground.
soil, subs.: P. and V. γῆ, ἡ, Ar. and V. ἄρουρα, ἡ (also Plato but rare P.).
potter's earth: P. κέραμος, ὁ, P. and V. πηλός, ὁ.
the inhabited world: P. ἡ οἰκουμένη; see world.
on earth, in this world, adv.: P. and V. ἄνω, V. ἄνωθεν; see under world.
where on earth are they? V. οἱ δ' εἰσὶ ποῦ γῆς; (Sophocles, Oedipus Rex 108).
planted in the earth, adj.: P. ἔγγειος (Plato).
treading the earth: V. χθονοστιβής, πεδοστιβής.
made of earth: see earthen.
