dry
From LSJ
τίς δ' οἶδεν εἰ τὸ ζῆν μέν ἐστι κατθανεῖν, τὸ κατθανεῖν δὲ ζῆν κάτω νομίζεται → who knows if life is death, and if in the underworld death is considered life
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
waterproof: P. στεγανός, V. στεγνός (Eur., Cyclops).
withered: P. and V. ξηρός, Ar. and P. αὖος, ἰσχνός, σαπρός.
tearless: V. ξηρός, ἄκλαυστος; see tearless.
dry land, subs.: P. τὸ ξηρόν (Thuc.), V. χέρσος, ὁ.
of or on dry land: P. and V. χερσαῖος.
verb transitive
dry up, wither up: P. and V. ἰσχναίνειν, κατισχναίνειν.
verb intransitive
P. and V. ξηραίνεσθαι.
