- πελαγίζω
- πελᾰγ-ίζω, ([etym.] πέλαγος)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 :—[voice] Med., Charito 8.6.
Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό). 2014.