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πελαγίζω

πελαγίζω, to form a sea

πελᾰγ-ίζω, (πέλαγος)
  • form a sea or lake, of a river that has overflowed, ἐώθεε ὁ ποταμὸς ἀνὰ τὸ πεδίον πᾶν πελαγίζειν Hdt. 1.184; λίμνη πελαγίζουσα Str. 5.3.12; of places, to be flooded, under water, ἐπεὰν τὰ πεδία πελαγίσῃ Hdt. 2.92, cf. Str. 17.1.4.
      • 2 of islands, lie out in the open sea, Id. 10.2.19.
      • 3 metaph., in Rhet., to be verbose, exuberant, Phld. Rh. 1.239, 240 S., cj. in D.H. Is. 14; ἀλαζονεύεσθαι, ψεύδεσθαι μεγάλα, Hsch.
      • 4 have a chattering of the teeth, Id.
    • II trans., = πελαγόω, flood, Jul. Or. 1.27b.
    • III cross the open sea, X. Oec. 21.3, Hyp. Fr. 262; πλοίῳ Posidon. 28 J.; opp. παρὰ γῆν πλεῖν, Str. 1.3.2; to be on the high sea, Ach.Tat. 2.32:—Med., Charito 8.6.

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