Scaife ATLAS

χῶμα χῶμα, ατος, τό, χόω earth thrown up, a bank, mound, thrown up against the walls of cities to take them, Hdt., Thuc.:— a dike to hinder a river from overflowing, Hdt.:— a dam, Hdt.:— a mole or pier, carried out into the sea, Lat. moles, Hdt., Dem. like Lat. tumulus, a sepulchral mound, Hdt., Trag.

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earth thrown up, a bank, mound

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Headword:

χῶμα

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χῶμα

Headword (normalized/stripped):

χωμα

IDX:

36083

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n36124

Key:

xw=ma

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