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περίπλοος, περίπλους, circumnavigation

περίπλοος2, circumnavigation

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περίπλοος, ον, contr. περίπλους, ουν,
  • sailing round, ἡγητὴρ π. AP 9.559 (Crin.).
    • II Pass., that may be sailed round, π. ἐστὶν ἡ γῆ Th. 2.97; κολωνός Philostr. Im. 2.17.
    • III τὸν Ἰσθμὸν περίπλουν ἐργαζόμενος making it a passage by water, Id. VA 4.24.
    • IV enfolding, σὺν λοβοῖς πολλάκις κοίλῃ περιπλόοις enfolding the vena cava, Hp. Ep. 23.
περίπλοος, ον, contr. περίπλους, gen. πλου, nom. pl. -πλοι:—
  • circumnavigation, c. gen., τὸν π. τοῦ Ἄθω Hdt. 6.95; περὶ Πελοπόννησον Th. 2.80, cf. 8.4; τὸν π. τὸν εἰς Κέρκυραν Aeschin. 3.243; esp. round the enemyʼs fleet, X. HG 1.6.31: metaph., of a journey by land, Call. Fr. 278; of the journey of the soul in transmigration, Diog.Oen. 35.
    • II account of a coasting voyage (opp. περίοδος of a land-journey), γράφειν τὸν π. τῆς ἔξω θαλάσσης Luc. Hist.Conscr. 31: Periplus is the title of several geograph. works, still extant, by Scylax, Agatharchides, Arrian, etc.

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