A.form a sea or lake, of a river that has overflowed, “ἐώθεε ὁ ποταμὸς ἀνὰ τὸ πεδίον πᾶν πελαγίζειν” Hdt.1.184 ; “λίμνη πελαγίζουσα” Str.5.3.12 ; of places, to be flooded, under water, “ἐπεὰν τὰ πεδία πελαγίσῃ” Hdt.2.92, cf. Str.17.1.4.
2. of islands, lie out in the open sea, Id.10.2.19.
3. metaph., in Rhet., to be verbose, exuberant, Phld. Rh.1.239, 240 S., cj. in D.H.Is.14 ; ἀλαζονεύεσθαι, ψεύδεσθαι μεγάλα, Hsch.
4. have a chattering of the teeth, Id.
II. trans., = πελαγόω, flood, Jul.Or.1.27b.
III. cross the open sea, X. Oec.21.3, Hyp.Fr.262 ; “πλοίῳ” Posidon.28 J.; opp. παρὰ γῆν πλεῖν, Str.1.3.2 ; to be on the high sea, Ach.Tat.2.32 :—Med., Charito 8.6.