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ποδιαῖος

ποδιαῖος, a foot long, broad

ποδ-ιαῖος (spelt -ιεῖος Anon. in Tht. 27.6), α, ον, (πούς)
  • a foot long, broad, or high, Hp. Art. 73, IG 1(2).372.119, X. Oec. 19.4, etc.; φαίνεται μὲν ὁ ἥλιος π. Arist. de An. 428b3.
      • 2 Math., ἡ π. [γραμμή] side of one foot long, taken as the unit of length, Pl. Tht. 147d, cf. Arist. Sens. 446a6, Metaph. 1052b33.
    • II ποδιαῖον ποιησάμενοι ἐφιᾶσι loosen the sail by the πούς, Id. Mech. 851b8.

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