γαῖα
γαῖα,
ἡ, gen.
A). 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.:—poet. for
γῆ,
land, country,
φίλην ἐς πατρίδα γαῖαν to one's dear father
land,
Il. 2.140 , al.;
γαῖάν τε τεὴν δῆμόν τε Od. 8.555 : pl.,
οὐδέ τις ἄλλη φαίνετο γαιάων 12.404 ,
D.P. 882 .
2). earth,
χυτὴ γ. earth thrown up to form a cairn,
Il. 23.256 ;
ὦ γ. κεραμί, of potters'
earth,
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.
3). earth, 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.
II). the earth,
Theoc. 18.20 : elsewh.
Γαῖα, as pr. n.,
Earth,
Hes. Th. 45 ,
A. Eu. 2 , etc. (The usu. form in
Hom.; used in Trag. metri gr. and by Com. in paratrag., v. supr.)
ShortDef
a land, country
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Headword (normalized):
γαῖα
Headword (normalized/stripped):
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">γαῖα</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, gen. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">γαίης</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> (and <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Antiph.</span></span>, v. infr.), Trag. <span class="foreign greek">γαίας</span>, dat. <span class="quote greek">γαίᾳ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:618" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:618/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 618 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:659" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:659/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Aj.</span> 659 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc1:736" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc1:736/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Med.</span> 736 </a>, etc., acc. <span class="foreign greek">γαῖαν</span>: nom. <span class="foreign greek">γαίη</span> only in late Poets, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 14.1935 </span>, etc.; Dor. <span class="foreign greek">γαίᾱ</span> ib.<span class="bibl"> 803 </span> (Naples): pl. <span class="quote greek">γαῖαι</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> </span> (v. infr.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg014:18:35" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg014:18.35/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">4 Ki.</span> 18.35 </a>, al.:—poet. for <span class="foreign greek">γῆ</span>, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">land, country</span>, <span class="foreign greek">φίλην ἐς πατρίδα γαῖαν</span> to one\'s dear father<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">land</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:140" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.140/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 2.140 </a>, al.; <span class="quote greek">γαῖάν τε τεὴν δῆμόν τε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:8:555" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:8.555/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 8.555 </a> : pl., <span class="quote greek">οὐδέ τις ἄλλη φαίνετο γαιάων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:12:404" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:12.404/canonical-url/"> 12.404 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0084.tlg001:882" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0084.tlg001:882/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.P.</span> 882 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">earth</span>, <span class="foreign greek">χυτὴ γ.</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">earth</span> thrown up to form a cairn, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:23:256" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:23.256/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 23.256 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ὦ γ. κεραμί</span>, of potters\' <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">earth</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0458.tlg001:43" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0458.tlg001:43/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eub.</span> 43 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0501.tlg001:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0501.tlg001:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Sannyr.</span> 4 </a>; <span class="quote greek">κύτος πλαστὸν ἐκ γαίης</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0410.tlg001:52:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0410.tlg001:52.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Antiph.</span> 52.3 </a> ; the forms <span class="foreign greek">γαιῶν, γαίαις, γαίας</span> in codd. of <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> </span> are written for <span class="foreign greek">γεῶν</span>, etc. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">earth</span>, as an element, <span class="quote greek">ὑμεῖς .. ὕδωρ καὶ γ. γένοισθε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:99" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:7.99/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 7.99 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐμοῦ θανόντος γ. μειχθήτω πυρί</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Trag.Adesp.</span> 513 </span> ; <span class="quote greek">γαίης καὶ ὕδατος ἐκγενόμεσθα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0267.tlg001:33" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0267.tlg001:33/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Xenoph.</span> 33 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:17:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:17.18/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Emp.</span> 17.18 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:109:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1342.tlg001:109.1/canonical-url/"> 109.1 </a>, etc. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the earth</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18.20/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 18.20 </a>: elsewh. <span class="foreign greek">Γαῖα</span>, as pr. n., <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Earth</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:45" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:45/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 45 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eu.</span> 2 </a>, etc. (The usu. form in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>; used in Trag. metri gr. and by Com. in paratrag., v. supr.)</div> </div><br><br>'}