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sea
subs.
P. and V. θά̆λασσα, ἡ, Ar. and V. πόντος, ὁ (used in P. in geographical designations e. g., ὁ Εὔξεινος πόντος, rarely otherwise), Ar. and V. ἅλς, V. ἅλμη, ἡ.
Open sea, high sea:
P. and V. πέλᾰγος, τό.
Met., sea (of difficulties, etc.): P. and V. τρῐκῡμία, ἡ (Plat. Euthyd. 293a), πέλᾰγος, τό (Plat. Prot. 338a), V. κλύδων, ὁ.
Of the sea,
adj.: P. and V. θᾰλάσσιος, V. πελά̆γιος, ἅ̆λιος (Eur. Hel. 774), Ar. and V. πόντιος, ἐνά̆λιος.
In the open sea:
use adj., P. and V. πελά̆γιος, P. μετέωρος.
At sea, be at sea:
P. θαλασσεύειν.
Met., P. and V. ἀ̆πορεῖν ; see be at a loss, under loss.
Die at sea:
V. ἐνά̆λιος θᾰνεῖν (Eur. Hel. 1066).
By the sea,
adj.: P. παραθαλάσσιος, ἐπιθαλάσσιος, ἐπιθαλασσίδιος, P. and V. πᾰρά̆λιος, πά̆ρᾰλος, ἀκταῖος (Thuc.), V. ἐπάκτιος, πᾰράκτιος.
Command the sea,
v.: P. θαλασσοκρατεῖν.
Commanding the sea,
adj.: P. θαλασσοκράτωρ.
Convey by sea,
v. trans.: Ar. and V. ναυστολεῖν, ναυσθλοῦν ; see convey.
Defeat sea:
P. καταναυμαχεῖν (acc.).
Go by sea:
P. and V. πλεῖν, Ar. and V. ναυστολεῖν, ναυσθλοῦσθαι.
Put to sea,
v. intrans.: P. and V. ἀ̆νά̆γεσθαι, ἐξᾰνά̆γεσθαι, ἀ̆παίρειν, P. ἐπανάγεσθαι, ἀναγωγὴν ποιεῖσθαι, ἀναπλεῖν, αἴρειν.
Putting out to sea,
subs.: P. ἀναγωγή, ἡ ; against an enemy: P. ἐπαναγωγή, ἡ.
Supreme at sea,
adj.: P. ναυκράτωρ, θαλασσοκράτωρ.
Be supreme at sea,
v.: P. θαλασσοκρατεῖν.
When the Greeks took more readily to the sea:
P. ἐπειδὴ οἱ Ἕλληνες μᾶλλον ἐπλώϊζον (Thuc. 1.13). Tossed by the sea, adj.: V. θᾰλασσόπλαγκτος.

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