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Χῖος

Χῖος, Chian (inhabitant of Chios)

Χῖος, α, ον, (contr. from Χίιος)
  • of or from Chios, Χῖαι [κρηπῖδες] Hp. Art. 62, cf. Aristomen. 11, etc.; σύκινα PCair.Zen. 33.12 (iii B. C.); Χ. ἀοιδός, i.e. Homer, Theoc. 7.47; χ. ἄνθρωπος D. 35.52: prov., Χῖος δεσπότην ὠνήσατο ‘caught a Tartar’, Eup. 269.
        • b esp. οἶνος Χ. Ar. Ec. 1139: freq. without οἶνος, Id. Fr. 216.3, etc.; ἐν ἀκρήτῳ Χίῳ AP 7.422 (Leon.).
      • 2 as Subst., Χῖοι or οἱ Χῖοι the Chians; without Art., Hdt. 1.142, Th. 1.19, 3.32, etc.; with Art., Id. 8.15, 22, etc.
    • II ὁ Χῖος (sc. βόλος), = κύων VI, the worst throw of the dice (cf. χιάς), i. e. the external face of the ἀστράγαλος (Ruf. Oss. 38), with the ace-dot, opp. Κῷος (q. v.), Χῖος παραστὰς Κῷον οὐκ ἐᾷ λέγειν Stratt. 23, cf. Arist. Cael. 292a29, AP 7.422 (Leon.), Poll. 7.204, 205, Zen. 4.74: hence prov., Χῖος πρὸς Κῷον ibid. (in Arist. HA 499b29 χῖα is cj. for ἰσχία, κῷα for κῶλα).
      • 2 οὐ Χῖος ἀλλὰ Κεῖος, v. Κέως.
    • III Χία, ἡ, = μαστίχη, Gloss.

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