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περίοικος

περίοικος, dwelling round

περίοικος, ον,
  • dwelling round, οἱ π. Λίβυες Hdt. 4.159; οἱ π. neighbours, Id. 1.166, 175, Ephipp. 5.6; ἡ π. (sc. χώρα) LXX Ge. 19.25; τὸ π. τοῦ Ἰορδάνου ib. 3 Ki. 7.33(46); τὰ π. the neighbouring countries, App. Mith. 112, Hdn. 6.2.1.
    • II in Laconia, οἱ π. the inhabitants of the towns dependent on Sparta, Hdt. 6.58, 9.11, Th. 1.101, etc.; also in Crete, Arist. Pol. 1271b30; at Argos, ib. 1303a8: hence generally, dependent, subject, περιοίκους τε καὶ οἰκέτας ἔχοντες Pl. R. 547c; ἐξὸν . . ἅπαντας τοὺς βαρβάρους περιοίκους τῆς Ἑλλάδος καταστῆσαι Isoc. 4.131.
    • III geographically, περίοικοι, οἱ, those who live between the same parallels of latitude as ourselves but 180º to the East or West, opp. ἄντοικοι, ἀντίποδες (qq. v.). Gem. 16.1, Cleom. 1.2. [corr. from Supp.]

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