1. ταῦτα τὰ χωρία π.formthesenewlandsby deposition, of rivers, Hdt. 2.10 : abs.,ὁ ποταμὸς προσχοῖ ἀείcontinuallyforms fresh deposits, Th. l.c.:— Pass. ,to be joined to the land by depositsof rivers, Thphr. HP 5.8.3 .
2. choke with mud, silt up,π. τὰς ἀνωμαλίας fill uphollows,level, Plb. l.c., cf. Str. 6.2.10 :— Pass. , ἡ θάλαττα ἐξηραίνετο προσχουμένη
Arist. Mete. 351b7
, cf. 353a8 .
II. throw earth upon, J. l. c.; ἵνα αἱ ῥίζαι προσχωσθῶσι
Gp. 2.24.2
; also,raise mounds against, μέρη τῆς πόλεως
Dius
ap. J. AJ 8.5.3 ;form by a dam, τὸν . . ἀγκῶνα τοῦ Νείλου
Hdt. 2.99
:— Pass. ,ᾗ προσεχοῦτοwhereearth was being raised up against it, Th. 2.75 .
III. generally,heap up, in Pass. , ὄρος ἐξ οὗ ἡ . . ὕλη -κέχωσται