περίοικος, ον,
dwelling round, οἱ π. Λίβυες [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.159 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ π. neighbours, [[ [prev. author] 1.166, 175, 4th c.BC: Ephippus Comicus 5.6 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἡ π. (i.e. χώρα) [[ LXX.Gen.19.25 ] LXX]; τὸ π. τοῦ Ἰορδάνου[[LXX.3Ki.7.33(46) ] LXX]; τὰ π. the neighbouring countries, [[ 2nd c.AD: Appianus Historicus “Μιθριδάτειος” 112, 2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 6.2.1. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II in Laconia, οἱ π. the inhabitants of the towns dependent on Sparta, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.58, 9.11, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.101, etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; also in Crete, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1271b30; at Argos, [prev. work] 1303a8 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]: hence generally, dependent, subject, περιοίκους τε καὶ οἰκέτας ἔχοντες [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 547c; ἐξὸν.. ἅπαντας τοὺς βαρβάρους περιοίκους τῆς Ἑλλάδος καταστῆσαι 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 4.131. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III geographically, περίοικοι, οἱ, those who live on the same parallel of latitude as ourselves but 180° East or West of us, opposed to ἄντοικοι (see. Addenda), ἀντίποδες (which see). [[ 1st c.BC: Geminus Astronomicus 16.1, 2nd c.AD: Cleomedes Astronomus 1.2. ] Refs 1st c.BC+]