πελᾰγ-ίζω, (πέλαγος)
A. form a seaorlake, of a river that has overflowed, ἐώθεε ὁ ποταμὸς ἀνὰ τὸ πεδίον πᾶν πελαγίζειν
Hdt. 1.184
; λίμνη πελαγίζουσα
Str. 5.3.12
; of places,to be flooded, under water, ἐπεὰν τὰ πεδία πελαγίσῃ
Hdt. 2.92
, cf. Str. 17.1.4 .
2. of islands,lie out in the open sea, Id. 10.2.19 .
3. metaph., in Rhet.,to be verbose, exuberant, Phld. Rh. 1.239 , 240
S. , cj. in D.H. Is. 14 ;ἀλαζονεύεσθαι, ψεύδεσθαι μεγάλα, Hsch.
4. have a chattering of the teeth, Id.
II. trans., = πελαγόω ,flood, Jul. Or. 1.27b .
III. cross the open sea, X. Oec. 21.3 , Hyp. Fr. 262 ; πλοίῳ
Posidon. 28