δόχμιος,α,ον,
A. across, aslant,
δόχμια . . ἦλθον
Il. 23.116
, cf. E Or. 1261 (lyr.); δ. κέλευθον ἐμβάνειν
Id. Alc. 1000
(lyr.), cf. 575 (lyr.); πέσε δ.
A.R. 1.1169
.
II. in Prosody, ποὺς δ. the dochmiac measure,
Choerob. in Heph. p.219
C.; ῥυθμὸς δ.
Aristid.Quint. 1.17
, Bacch. Harm. 100 :—henceAdj.forms,δοχμιᾰκός
Aristid.Quint. l. c.:δοχμικός,δοχ-αϊκός, Sch. A. Th. 128 , Sch. Ar. Av. 937 . (Perh. cf. Skt.jihmá-'oblique'.)