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πόντιος

πόντιος, of the sea

πόντ-ιος, α, ον, also ος, ον E. Alc. 595 (lyr.): (πόντος):—
  • of the sea, epith. of Poseidon, h.Hom. 22.3, S. OC 1072 (lyr.), etc.; πόντιε E. Andr. 1010 (lyr.); π. Θέτις, Νηρηΐδες, Pi. N. 3.35, P. 11.2; π. δάκη sea monsters, A. Pr. 582 (lyr.); π. βόσκημα Id. Fr. 275; π. ὕδωρ, πέλαγος, Pi. O. 2.64, 7.56; κύματα, θύελλα, A. Pr. 89, S. OC 1659, etc.; ᾅδην π. πεφευγότες, i.e. death by drowning, A. Ag. 667.
        • b π. ῥάκη, of sponges or fragments of such, Trag.Adesp. 258.
      • 2 by the sea, of places, Ἰσθμός, ἀκτή, Χρύση, Pi. O. 8.48, A. Pers. 449, S. Ph. 269.
      • 3 in the sea, of islands, Pi. N. 8.18; esp. of those far out to sea, opp. πρόσγειοι, Arist. Mete. 368b33, cf. Thphr. HP 4.6.2, 8.6.6; of ships, βάριδες A. Pers. 553 (lyr.); ὅπλισμα E. IA 253 (lyr.).
      • 4 of persons, ἱκέτας δέχεσθαι ποντίους from the sea, Id. Cyc. 300; ἀφιέναι πόντιον into the sea, Id. Hec. 797.
      • 5 brought by sea or from beyond sea, of iron, A. Th. 940 (lyr.).

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