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- α4099Ἀρχὴν μὲν μὴ φῦναι ἐπιχθονίοισιν ἄριστονFirst, not to be born is best for earth-bound men, and not to look upon the rays of the sharp sun; but, once born, [best] to drive as quickly as possible through Hades' gates[Applied] to those who have lived miserably.
- κ1618Κιμωλίαcimolite, Cimolian earthA white clay/earth.
- μ12Μὰ γῆν μὰ παγίδας μὰ νεφέλας μὰ δίκτυαby earth (and) by snares (and) by clouds (and) by netsThus they used to swear by random things, [for example] by springs, by rivers. Aristophanes in Birds [sc. illustrates this].
- χ328Χθονίας βροντάςearth-shaking thunderclaps"Celebrate [his] earth-shaking thunderclaps". Meaning sing a hymn. "Earth-shaking" [meaning] frightening. For they trace the genealogy of all terrible things to the earth. But others [see this as thunderclaps] that bring about a loud …
- α4226Ἄστικτον χωρίονunmarked land, unmarked plot[Meaning] that not mortgaged to a lender. For whenever it is mortgaged, the lender shows this very fact in writing set upon the land. The same happens with a house too.
- γ101Γεηρόνearthy, earthly[gehro/n means the same as] gh/i+non.
- κ1790Κληροῦχοιcleruchs, plot-holders… send out to the cities which they had taken, distributing plots of land to each of them. So Isocrates in [the] Panegyrikos [sc. uses the term]. Demosthenes in the [speech] On the Symmories would …
- χ572Χρυσόγεωνgold-earthed, golden-earthed[Meaning] that which has golden earth. But xruso/geion [sc. is different].
- γ235Γήϊνοςearthly[Meaning] perishable.
- χ617Χυτρεοῦνearthenware… cooking-pot. Aristophanes [writes]: "o unhappy me, for taking you -- earthenware -- to be a god".
- γ82Γαιήϊοςearthly[gaih/i+os sc. is the same as] gh/i+nos.
- ε55Ἔγγειονearthly, landed, terrestrial[Meaning] on land, dry. The Pisidian [writes]: "having traversed this route of exile, o most powerful one, like a terrestrial road." [sc. Another illustration of] e)/ggeion: "he allotted the territory, giving to each a …
- κ578ΚατακληρουχῶI divide into plots[Used] with an accusative.