soil
From LSJ
Ὁ μὲν βίος βραχύς, ἡ δὲ τέχνη μακρή, ὁ δὲ καιρὸς ὀξύς, ἡ δὲ πεῖρα σφαλερή, ἡ δὲ κρίσις χαλεπή → Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience misleading and judgment difficult
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
earth: P. and V. γῆ, ἡ, Ar. and V. ἄρουρα, ἡ (also Plato but rare P.); see earth.
excellence of soil: P. ἀρετὴ γῆς (Thuc. 1, 2).
having a poor soil, adj.: P. λεπτόγεως (Thuc. 1, 2).
land: P. and V. γῆ, Ar. and V. γαῖα, ἡ, χθών, ἡ, πέδον, τό, V. οὖδας, τό, αἶα, ἡ; see land, ground.
mud: P. and V. πηλός, ὁ, βόρβορος, ὁ.
Met., stain: P. and V. κηλίς, ἡ.
verb transitive
P. μιαίνειν, διαφθείρω, διαφθείρειν, P. καταρρυπαίνειν, V. χραίνειν, κηλιδοῦν, χρώζειν.
with soot: V. αἰθαλοῦν; see defile.
Met., P. and V. αἰσχύνειν, καταισχύνειν
