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χθών,ἡ, gen.χθονός,
A. earth,esp.the surface of it(rarelysoil,
χθονὸς τρίμοιρον χλαῖναν
A. Ag. 872
): poet. word (Com. only in lyr. or paratrag.), very rare in Prose, LXX 3 Ki. 14.15 (cod. Alex. ), Supp.Epigr. 2.520 (Rome); seldom with Art. (only when anAdj.is added,v.infr. 11 ); ἀπὸ χ. ὑψός' ἀερθείς
Od. 8.375
, cf. 10.149 , Il. 14.349 ; ἐξ ἵππων ἀποβάντες ἐπὶ χθόνα
8.492
, cf. 11.619 ; ἐπὶ χθονὶ κεῖτο τανυσθείς
20.483
; κατέθηκεν ἐπὶ χθονί
6.473
, cf. 3.89 ; χθονὶ φύλλα πελάσσαι
13.180
;ἐπὶ χ.,opp.οὐρανῷ,
4.443 ; ζῶντος καὶ ἐπὶ χθονὶ δερκομένοιο
Close Browse lexicon entries , etc.; τοὶ ἐπὶ χ. ναιετάουσι
; ἄριστον ἄνδρα τῶν ἐπὶ χ.
;χθόνα δύμεναιto go beneaththe earth,i.e. to die, Il. 6.411 , Hes. Sc. 151 ;ἐτέθαπτο ὑπὸ
;κεκευθὼς ὑπὸ χθονὸςburied, A. Th. 588 ; κατὰ χθονὸς κρύψαι τινά
, cf. OC 1546 ( Pass. ); χθονὶ γυῖα καλύψαιμι
; κούφα σοι χ. ἐπάνωθε πέσοι
A. Ag. 576 ;ὑπὸ χθονός,ofthe nether world,
Τάρταρον . . , ἧχι βάθιστον ὑπὸ χ. ἐστι βέρεθρον
, cf. A. Eu. 72 ;οἱ ὑπὸ χ. φίλοι,i.e. thosein the shades below,
Id. Ch. 833 (lyr.), cf. S. Ant. 65 ;ὦ κατὰ χθονὸς θεαί,i.e. the Erinyes, A. Eu. 115 ;εἰς τοὺς ἔνερθε καὶ κάτω χ. τόπουςib. 1023 .
Id. Pr. 139 (anap.), Ag. 528 ; ἐπ' ἔσχατα χθονός
3. Earth,as a goddess, A. Pr. 207 , Eu. 6 .
II. land, country,once in Hom. ,εἴσατο δὲ χ.,of Ithaca, Od. 13.352 ;πολύμηλος χ.,of Libya, Pi. P. 9.7 ;εὔκαρπος χ.,of Sicily, Id. N. 1.14 ; freq. in Trag., freq. without Art.,χ. Ἀσιᾶτις, Φωκέων,
A. Pers. 61 (anap.), 485 ; with Art., πᾶσαν τὴν Μυκηναίων χθόνα
; τῆς περιρρύτου χ. Αήμνου
;τῆς Ἀθηναίων χ.(paratrag.) Ephipp. 14.13 ; even of acity,
(lyr.), cf. OT 736 , 939 ; Com., ὦ πόλι φίλη Κέκροπος, . . οὖθαρ ἀγαθῆς χθονός
(paratrag.). (Cf. Skt. loc.k[snull ]ámi'on the ground', Hittitetegan'ground', Tochariantkan-'place', Ir.dū'place' (acc.don,dat.dun).)
References A. Ag. 872 LXX 3 Ki. 14.15 Alex. Supp.Epigr. 2.520 11 Od. 8.375 10.149 Il. 14.349 8.492 11.619 20.483 6.473 3.89 13.180 4.443 1.88 Od. 8.222 6.153 S. Tr. 811 Il. 6.411 Hes. Sc. 151 Od. 11.52 A. Th. 588 S. Ant. 24 OC 1546 Pi. N. 8.38 E. Alc. 463 A. Ag. 576 Il. 8.14 Alc. Supp. 7.10 Id. Pr. 139 Ag. 528 S. Fr. 956 A. Pr. 207 Eu. 6 Hom. Od. 13.352 Pi. P. 9.7 Id. N. 1.14 A. Pers. 61 485 S. El. 423 Id. Ph. 1 Id. OT 795 Id. Aj. 846 Ephipp. 14.13 S. OC 1348 Id. Ant. 368 OT 736 939 Ar. Fr. 110 Eup. 71 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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