πρόσγειος, Dor.
ποτίγειος,ον, (γέα, γῆ)
A. near the earth, of the moon, ποτιγειοτάτα
Ti.Locr. 96d
, cf. Stoic. 2.196 ( Comp. );-ότερος, of a planet, Arist. Mu. 392a16 , cf. Cleom. 2.6 ( Sup. ); -ότατος ἡμῖν ὁ καρκίνος
Porph. Antr. 21
; -όταται πτήσεις
Ph. 2.114
, cf. Plu. 2.727f ; ψυχαί
Ph. 1.641
;τὰ π.mundanethings, opp.μετάρσια, Placit. 3.8.2 ; ἡ π. περὶ τὸν ἀέρα ταχυτής
Porph.
ap. Eus. PE 3.11 .
II. keeping inshore, of fish, opp.πελάγιος, Arist. HA 525a15 , 598a2 ;οἱ π. τόποι τῆς θαλάσσηςib. 598a7 ;τὰ π. ib. 597a17 ; of islands, Id. Mete. 368b33 ; of sea-plants, Thphr. HP 4.6.2 , Dsc. 4.179 ( Comp. ).
III. near the ground,ταπεινὸς καὶ π. Luc. Prom. 1 .