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χῶμα

χῶμα, earth thrown up, a bank, mound

χῶμα, ατος, τό, (χόω, χώννυμι)
  • earth thrown up, bank, mound, thrown up against the walls of cities to take them, αἵρεε τὰς πόλιας χώμασι Hdt. 1.162; χ. ἔχουν πρὸς τὴν πόλιν The. 2.75, cf. LXX Ez. 21.22(27), Hb. 1.10, OGI 90.24 (Rosetta, ii B. C., pl.).
      • 2 dyke to hinder a river from overflowing, Hdt. 1.184: freq. in Pap., PPetr. 3pp. 125,341 (iii B. C.), etc.; βασιλικὸν χ. Wilcken Chr. 11 A 8 (ii B. C.); δημόσιον χ. POxy. 290.34 (i A. D.).
      • 3 dam, Hdt. 7.130.
      • 4 mole or pier, carried out into the sea, jetty, Id. 8.97, D. 50.6, Arg. Id. 51, IG ΙΙ(2).199A 33 (Delos, iii B. C.), etc.
      • 5 promontory, spit of sand, A. Supp. 870 (lyr.).
    • II sepulchral mound, Hdt. 1.93, 9.85, A. Ch. 723 (anap.), S. Ant. 1216, etc.; τάφων χώματα γαίας E. Supp. 53 (lyr.); χῶμα μὴ χοῦν ὑψηλότερον πέντε ἀνδρῶν ἔργον Pl. Lg. 958e.
    • III mass of soil in which roots are found, cj. in Thphr. HP 2.5.2.
    • IV heap of rubbish, ruin, LXX Jo. 8.28, Is. 25.2, Lib. Or. 61.13.
    • V τὸ χ. τῆς γῆς the dust of the earth, LXX Ex. 8.16.

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