ναῦς
ναῦς
a ship, Hom., etc.; ἐν νήεσσι or ἐν νηυσίν at the ships, i. e. in the camp formed by the ships drawn up on shore, Il.; νῆες μακραί, Lat. naves longae, ships of war, which were built long for speed, while the merchant-vessels (νῆες στρόγγυλαι, γαῦλοι, ὁλκάδες) were round-built, Hdt., etc