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πεζός , ή, όν, (v. πούς) :
1. in Poets, esp. Ep.,
a. on foot, walking, πεζοί fighters on foot, opp. those in chariots, “πεζοί θ᾽ ἱππῆές τεIl. 8.59, cf. 5.13,11.150 ; “πλῆτο δὲ πᾶν πεδίον πεζῶν τε καὶ ἵππωνOd.17.436, cf.9.50.
2.in Prose, π. (with or without στρατός),
a. sts. infantry, opp. cavalry ( ἵππος), Hdt.1.80, 4.128 ; “σὺν δυνάμει καὶ π. καὶ ἱππικῇX.Cyr.2.4.18 ; but,
3. of animals, land, opp. birds and fishes, τὰ π. καὶ τὰ πτηνά beasts and birds, Pl.Smp.207a, cf. Plt.264e ; π. καὶ ἔνυδρον ib. 288a, cf. Lg.823b, Arist.Top.143b1, etc. ; “ π. θήραPl.Sph.222b, cf. Lg.824a.
2. of verse, unaccompanied by music, “καὶ πεζὰ καὶ φορμικτάS.Fr.16 ; πεζῷ γόῳ: ἄνευ αὐλοῦ λύρας, Phot. ; cf. 111.2.
3. common, ordinary, “ἑταῖραιTheopomp.Hist.205 ; “μόσχοιEup.169 ; “π. αὐλητρίςPl.Com.155.
III. dat. fem. πεζῇ (sc. ὁδῷ) as Adv.,
1. on foot, opp. σὺν ἵππῳ, X.Oec.5.5.
2. without musical accompaniment (cf. 11.2), “παῦσαι μελῳδοῦσ᾽ ἀλλὰ π. μοι φράσονCom.Adesp. 601, cf. Pl.Sph.237a.
3. regul. Adv. πεζῶς in prose, Phld.Rh.1.165 S., Suid. s.v. ἱστορῆσαι.
IV. Comp. πεζότερος more like a foot-journey, Plu.2.804d ; more like prose, στίχοι π. τῇ συνθέσει Sch. Il.2.252, etc.: Sup. πεζότατος, τὸ π. μόριον τῆς ψυχή, cf. Procl.in Ti.3.317 D.
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