earth
γῆ,ἡ, occasionally in Hom. , freq. in Hes. , and the only form in Att. Prose forγαῖα: dual
A.
γαῖν
A. Pers. 736
: pl. rare, γαῖ
Arist. Pr. 934b9
, γέαι
SIG 279.40
(Zelea), etc., AP 9.430 ( Crin. ): gen. γεῶν
Hdt. 4.198
, GDI 5755.14 (Mylasa); γῶν
BGU 993 iii 10
(ii B. C.): acc.γέας[ Democr. ] 299 , SIG 46.3 (Halic.), γᾶς
PTeb. 6.31
(ii B. C.), Str. 2.5.26 ; Cypr.
ζᾶς
Inscr.Cypr. 135.30
H.: dat. pl.γέαιςprob. in CIG 2693f9 (Mylasa), LW 415.9 (ibid.):—earth(including land and sea, Sapph. Supp. 5.2 ) opp.heaven, orlandopp.sea, Γῆ τε καὶ Ἠέλιος καὶ Ἐρινύες
Il. 19.259
, cf. 3.104 ;τίς γῆ; Od. 13.233 ; γῆς περίοδοι
Hdt. 4.36
, Arist. Mete. 362b12 , title of work by Hecat. : personified, Il. l.c., A. Th. 69 , Pers. 629 , etc.;κατὰ γῆνonland, byland, opp.ναυσί, Th. 1.18 ; opp.ἐκ θαλάσσης, Id. 2.81 ; κατὰ γῆν στέλλεσθαι
X. An. 5.6.5
, etc.;ἐπὶ γῆςonearth, opp.νέρθε, S. OT 416 ;κατὰ γῆςbelowthe earth, A. Ch. 377 , 475 , etc.; κάτω γῆς
S. OT 968
; ὑπὸ γῆς
Id. Fr. 572
; γᾶς ὑπένερθε
Pi. Fr. 292
: gen. with local Adverbs, ἵνα γῆς
E. Andr. 168
;ποῦ, ποῖ, ὅποι γ., S. OT 108 , Ph. 1211 , El. 922 ; ὅπου γ.
Ar. Av. 9
.
2. earth, as an element, Xenoph. 27 , Anaxag. 4 , Pl. Prt. 320d , Lg. 889b , Arist. Metaph. 989a5 , Cael. 306a18 , etc.
b. γῆν καὶ ὕδωρ αἰτεῖν, as tokens of submission, Hdt. 5.18 , Lycurg. 71 ; γῆν καὶ ὕδωρ διδόναι
Hdt. 5.18
, al.
II. land, country, καὶ γῆν καὶ πόλιν
A. Eu. 993
;γῆν πρὸ γῆς ἐλαύνεσθαι, διώκειν, fromland to land, Id. Pr. 682 , Ar. Ach. 235 ; ἡ ἁγία γῆ
LXX Wi. 12.3
; one'snative land, Tyrt. 12.33 , Thgn. 1213 , A. Supp. 890 (lyr.), S. OC 441 , E. Ph. 1090 ; freq. omitted with art.,ἐκ τῆς ἐμαυτοῦ(sc.γῆς) δραπέτας
Id. Heracl. 140
, etc.
2. freq. in Trag.,city, αὐτός τε καὶ γῆ δορὶ πεσοῦς' Ἑλληνικῷ
Id. Tr. 868
.
III. the earthorgroundas tilled, ἄροτον γῆς
S. OT 270
;γᾶ φθίνουσαib. 665 , etc.;τὴν γῆν ἐργάζεσθαι, θεραπεύειν, tillthe ground, Pl. R. 420e , X. Oec. 5.12 ; τὰ ἐκ τῆς γῆς φυόμενα
Id. Mem. 4.3.10
.
2. estate, farm, γῆν πρίασθαι
Lys. 32.23
;ἐπὶ γῇ δανείζεινlend on mortgage, D. 36.6 .
IV. of particularkinds of earthorminerals, e.g.fuller's earth.
Thphr. Char. 10.14 , cf. Gal. 12.168 ; Κιμωλία γ.
Ar. Ra. 712
, cf. Hp. Mul. 2.189 .
