Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon

A.Syrian, IG12.329.18, Hdt.3.91 codd. (v.l. in 2.30, 104.159, 3.5), Trag.Adesp.162; of the Λευκόσυροι, S.Fr.638, Hdt.1.6 codd., 7.72 codd. (but Σύριοι of the Λ., v. infr.); freq. used as a slave's name, Anaxandr.51, Eriph.6, Hegesipp.Com.1.4, D.45.86, IG22.2937.12, etc.:—fem. Σύρα , Ar.Pax 1146 (troch.), Philem.125. --Syria was called Συ^ρία , Ion. -ιη, ἡ, Hdt.1.105, etc.; “Σ. ἡ Παλαιστίνη” Id.3.91, 4.39; “Σ. Παλαιστίνη” IGRom.3.172.22 (Ancyra, ii A.D.), OGI601.6 (Amastris, ii A.D.); ἡ Φοινίκη Σ. D.S.19.93; Κοίλη Σ. between Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon, v. κοῖλος; ἡ ἄνω Σ. (dub. l.) Str. 2.5.38.--The Syrians were also called Σύριοι , a name which in early times was given to the Assyrians, Hdt.7.63, cf. A.Pers.84 (lyr.), Luc.Syr.D.1; and to the Cappadocians or Λευκόσυροι (Str. 12.3.5. al.), Hdt.1.72, 2.104, 3.90, 5.49; Σ. Καππαδόκαι (v.l. Σ. καὶ K.) Id.1.72; “Σ. οἱ ἐν τῇ Παλαιστίνῃ” Id.2.104.--Adj. Σύριος [υ^], α , ον, Syrian, A.Ag.1312, E.Ba.144 (lyr.), etc.; “Σ. πόα” Arist.HA 627b17; Σ. πύλαι (v. “πύλη” 11.2):—also Συ^ρια^κός , ή, όν, Thphr.CP2.17.3, Str.2.1.31, etc.--Adv. Συ^ρίηθεν from Syria, D.P.895.