ἄγ-υια,ᾶς,ἡ,
A. street, highway, chiefly in pl., Il. 5.642 ;σκιόωντό τε πᾶσαι ἀ. Od. 2.388 , etc.; of the paths of the sea, 11.12 ;ἀγυιαῖς in the streets, Hom. Epigr. 14.5 , cf. Pi. P. 2.58 , B. 3.16 , S. OC 715 , Ant. 1136 , E. Ba. 87 (all lyr.): esp. in the phrase κνισᾶν ἀγυιάς
Ar. Eq. 1320
, Av. 1233 , D. 21.51 :—rare in Prose, X. Cyr. 2.4.3 , PPetr. 3p.7
(iii B.C.), LXX 3 Ma. 1.20 , etc.;ἐν ἀγυιᾷ, of documents executedin publicby a notary, POxy. 722.12
(i A.D.), etc.
2. collection of streets, city, Pi. O. 9.34 , N. 7.92 ; πολύπυρος ἀ.
Hymn.Is. 2
. (Quasi-participial form fromἄγω, cf.ἅρπυια.) [ἄγυιᾰν
Il. 20.254
( Aristarch. ), cf. Pi N. 7.92 codd. vett.;ἄγυια
Ion. and old Att. acc. to Hdn. Gr. 2.613 , Eust. 1631.29 ;ἀγυιά, incorrectly, EM 14.21 , etc.;ἀγυιάνfreq. in codd., e.g. Pi. O. 9.34 , X. l.c.]