γεϊκός
From LSJ
ὅτι μέντοι καὶ ἡ χρῆσις τῶν τρόπων, ὥσπερ τἆλλα πάντα καλὰ ἐν λόγοις, προαγωγὸν ἀεὶ πρὸς τὸ ἄμετρον, δῆλον ἤδη, κἂν ἐγὼ μὴ λέγω → however, it is also obvious, even without my saying so, that the use of figures of speech, like other literary adornments, is something that has always tempted toward excess
English (LSJ)
ή, όν, of land, γ. πόδες, in land-surveying, Hero *Geom.23.67,al.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
γεϊκός: -ή, -όν, ἐκ τῆς γῆς, γήϊνος, τῆς ξηρᾶς, γ. πόδες, ἐπὶ καταμετρήσεων τῆς ξηρᾶς, Ἥρων Scriptt. Metr. σ. 186, Hultsch.
Spanish (DGE)
-ή, -όν
• Alolema(s): dór. γαϊκός IG 92(1).3 B.2 (Termo III a.C.)
de tierra, del terreno κρίμα IG l.c., γεϊκοὶ πόδες como medida de longitud, Hero Geom.23.67.
