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χερσαῖος

χερσαῖος, on or of dry land

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χερσαῖον masculine accusative singular, neuter nominative singular, neuter vocative singular, neuter accusative singular of χερσαῖος

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χερσ-αῖος, α, ον, also ος, ον Lyc. 534: (χέρσος):—
  • from or of dry land, living or found thereon, ὄρνιθες χ., opp. λιμναῖοι, Hdt. 7.119; κροκόδειλοι Id. 4.192; ζῷα χ., opp. θαλάσσια, πετεινά, Id. 2.123, cf. Pl. Ti. 40a; χελώνη χ., opp. θαλασσία, v. χελώνη; μύες χ., Arist. Mir. 842b7; ὄφεις, opp. θαλάττιαι, Id. HA 505b9; ἡ χ. (sc. θήρα) hunting of land-animals, opp. fishing, Pl. Sph. 223b, cf. AP 9.14 (Antiphil.); of landsmen, opp. seamen, E. Andr. 457, Th. 7.67; χ. παρασκευή, opp. ναυτική, Ascl. Tact. 1.1; χ. πόλις an inland city, opp. seaport (ἐπιθαλαττίδιος), Pl. Lg. 704b; ὁδοὶ χ., opp. voyages, AP 11.42 (Crin.), cf. 4.3b. 46 (Agath.): travelling by land, βραδὺς καὶ χ. Ἔρως Plu. Amat. 2.750b; κῦμα στρατοῦ, opp. a fleet, A. Th. 64: neut. pl. as Adv., Arat. 919.
    • II ἡ χερσαῖος, as Subst., = χερσόνησος, Lyc. 534.

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