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χερσαῖος

chersaios

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Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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χερσαῖος, α, ον, also ος, ον Lyc. 534: (χέρσος):—A. from or of dry land, living or found thereon, ὄρνιθες χ., opp. λιμναῖοι, Hdt. 7.119; κροκόδειλοι Id. 4.192; ζῷα χ., opp. θαλάσσια, πετεινά, Id. 2.123, cf. Pl. Ti. 40a; χελώνη χ., opp. θαλασσία, v. χελώνη; μύες χ., Arist. Mir. 842b7; ὄφεις, opp. θαλάττιαι, Id. HA 505b9; ἡ χ. (sc. θήρα) hunting of land-animals, opp. fishing, Pl. Sph. 223b, cf. AP 9.14 (Antiphil.); of landsmen, opp. seamen, E. Andr. 457, Th. 7.67; χ. παρασκευή, opp. ναυτική, Ascl. Tact. 1.1; χ. πόλις an inland city, opp. seaport (ἐπιθαλαττίδιος), Pl. Lg. 704b; ὁδοὶ χ., opp. voyages, AP 11.42 (Crin.), cf. 4.3b.46 (Agath.): travelling by land, βραδὺς καὶ χ. Ἔρως Plu. 2.750b; κῦμα στρατοῦ, opp. a fleet, A. Th. 64: neut. pl. as Adv., Arat. 919. II. ἡ χερσαῖος, as Subst., = χερσόνησος, Lyc. 534.
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