χάλιξ [ᾰ], ῐκος, ὁ
and ἡ, small stone, pebble, in plural, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Fragmenta” 213; ἐστρωμένη χάλιξιν ὁδός 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Trag.” 226. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 frequently as collective in singular, gravel, rubble, used in building, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.93, “PCair.Zen.” 760 (3rd c.BC), “PPetr.” 3p.290 (3rd c.BC), 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Cimon” 13 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῇ χ. καταμείξαντες τὴν ἀμμοκονίαν, so as to make concrete, [[ 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 5.4.6: _plural_, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 839 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; χ. σιδηραῖ uncertain meaning in [[ “IG” 12.314.44. ] Refs]