χῶμα

χῶμα, ατος, τό, (χόω, χώννυμι) A. earth thrown up, bank, mound, thrown up against the walls of cities to take them, αἵρεε τὰς πόλιας χώμασι Hdt. 1.162; χ. ἔχουν πρὸς τὴν πόλιν The.2.75, cf. LXX. Ez. 21.22(27), Hb. 1.10, OGI 90.24 (Rosetta, ii B. C., pl.). 2. dyke to hinder a river from overflowing, Hdt. 1.184: freq. in Pap., PPetr. 3pp.125,341 (iii B. C.), etc.; βασιλικὸν χ. Wilcken Chr. 11 A 8 (ii B. C.); δημόσιον χ. POxy. 290.34 (i A. D.). 3. dam, Hdt. 7.130. 4. mole or pier, carried out into the sea, jetty, Id. 8.97, D. 50.6, Arg.Id. 51, IGΙΙ(2).199A 33(Delos, iii B. C.), etc. 5. promontory, spit of sand, A. Supp. 870 (lyr.). II. sepulchral mound, Hdt. 1.93, 9.85, A. Ch. 723(anap.), S. Ant. 1216, etc.; τάφων χώματα γαίας E. Supp. 53 (lyr.); χῶμα μὴ χοῦν ὑψηλότερον πέντε ἀνδρῶν ἔργον Pl. Lg. 958e. III. mass of soil in which roots are found, cj. in Thphr. HP 2.5.2. IV. heap of rubbish, ruin, LXX Jo. 8.28, Is. 25.2, Lib. Or. 61.13. V. τὸ χ. τῆς γῆς the dust of the earth, LXX Ex. 8.16.