γαῖα
γαῖα, ἡ, gen. γαίης Hom. (and Antiph., v. infr.), Trag. γαίας, dat. γαίᾳ A. Pers. 618, S. Aj. 659, E. Med. 736, etc., acc. γαῖαν: nom. γαίη only in late Poets, IG 14.1935, etc.; Dor. γαίᾱ ib. 803 ( Naples): pl. γαῖαι Od. (v. infr.), LXX 4 Ki. 18.35, al.:—
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"definition": "γῆ, <i>land, country,</i> φίλην ἐς πατρίδα γαῖαν to oneʼs dear father <i>land,</i> Il. 2.140, al.; γαῖάν τε τεὴν δῆμόν τε Od. 8.555: pl., οὐδέ τις ἄλλη φαίνετο γαιάων 12.404, D.P. 882.",
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"quote": "οὐδέ τις ἄλλη φαίνετο γαιάων",
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"definition": "<i>earth,</i> χυτὴ γ. <i>earth</i> thrown up to form a cairn, Il. 23.256; ὦ γ. κεραμί, of potters’ <i>earth,</i> Eub. 43, cf. Sannyr. 4; κύτος πλαστὸν ἐκ γαίης Antiph. 52.3; the forms γαιῶν, γαίαις, γαίας in codd. of LXX are written for γεῶν, etc.",
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"quote": "κύτος πλαστὸν ἐκ γαίης",
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"definition": "<i>earth,</i> as an element, ὑμεῖς . . ὕδωρ καὶ γ. γένοισθε Il. 7.99; ἐμοῦ θανόντος γ. μειχθήτω πυρί Trag.Adesp. 513; γαίης καὶ ὕδατος ἐκγενόμεσθα Xenoph. 33, cf. Emp. 17.18, 109.1, etc.",
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"quote": "γαίης καὶ ὕδατος ἐκγενόμεσθα",
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