πρόσχωσις: Difference between revisions

|Definition=εως, ἡ,= <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> πρόσχωμα Ι, αἱ νῆσοι . . τῆς π. σύνδεσμοι γίγνονται <span class="bibl">Th.2.102</span>; πᾶσα [Αἴγυπτος] . . π. οὖσα τοῦ Νείλου <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Mete.</span>351b30</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">352a4</span>, <span class="bibl">353a2</span>, <span class="bibl">Str.1.2.30</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">BGU</span>656.7</span> (ii A.D.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> [[process of silting up]], <span class="bibl">Str.1.2.29</span>: pl., <span class="bibl">Id.7.3.6</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> [[mound raised against]] a place, <span class="bibl">Th.2.77</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> [[ramp of earth]], π. [τῷ βωμῷ] κατὰ πρανοῦς γενομένης <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">AJ</span>4.8.5</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PRein.</span>52b</span>.<span class="bibl">26</span> (iii A.D.).</span>