χερσαῖος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=α, ον, also ος, ον Lyc.534: ([[χέρσος]]):—<span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[from dry land]] or [[of dry land]], [[living on dry land]] or [[found dry land]], <b class="b3">ὄρνιθες χερσαῖοι</b>, opp. [[λιμναῖοι]], <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.119</span>; κροκόδειλοι <span class="bibl">Id.4.192</span>; <b class="b3">ζῷα χερσαῖα</b>, opp. [[θαλάσσια]], [[πετεινά]], <span class="bibl">Id.2.123</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Pl. <span class="title">Ti.</span>40a</span>; <b class="b3">χελώνη χερσαία</b>, opp. [[θαλασσία]], v. [[χελώνη]]; μύες χ., <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Mir.</span> 842b7</span>; [[ὄφεις]], opp. [[θαλάττιαι]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">HA</span>505b9</span>; <b class="b3">ἡ χερσαία</b> (sc. [[θήρα]]) [[hunt]]ing of [[land]]-[[animal]]s, opp. [[fishing]], <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Sph.</span>223b</span>, cf. <span class="title">AP</span>9.14 (Antiphil.); of [[landsmen]], opp. [[seamen]], <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Andr.</span>457</span>, <span class="bibl">Th.7.67</span>; <b class="b3">χερσαία παρασκευή</b>, opp. [[ναυτική]], Ascl.<span class="title">Tact.</span>1.1; <b class="b3">χερσαία πόλις</b> an [[inland]] [[city]], opp. [[seaport]] ([[ἐπιθαλαττίδιος]]), <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>704b</span>; <b class="b3">ὁδοὶ χερσαῖαι</b>, opp. [[voyage]]s, <span class="title">AP</span>11.42 (Crin.), cf. <span class="bibl">4.3b</span>.<span class="bibl">46</span> (Agath.): [[travelling by land]], βραδὺς καὶ χερσαῖος Ἔρως Plu.2.750b; <b class="b3">κῦμα στρατοῦ</b>, opp. a [[fleet]], <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Th.</span>64</span>: neuter plural as adverb, <span class="bibl">Arat. 919</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b3">ἡ χερσαῖος</b>, as [[substantive]], = [[χερσόνησος]], Lyc.534.</span>