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γήινος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: γήινος γηίνη γήινον

Structure: γηιν (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: gh=

Sense

of or pertaining to earth

Declension

First/Second declension

		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Nominative	γήινος	γηίνη	γήινον
	Genitive	γηίνου	γηίνης	γηίνου
	Dative	γηίνῳ	γηίνῃ	γηίνῳ
	Accusative	γήινον	γηίνην	γήινον
	Vocative	γήινε	γηίνη	γήινον
Dual	N/A/V	γηίνω	γηίνᾱ	γηίνω
Dual	G/D	γηίνοιν	γηίναιν	γηίνοιν
Plural	Nominative	γήινοι	γηίναι	γήινα
	Genitive	γηίνων	γηινῶν	γηίνων
	Dative	γηίνοις	γηίναις	γηίνοις
	Accusative	γηίνους	γηίνᾱς	γήινα
	Vocative	γήινοι	γηίναι	γήινα

	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Adjective	γήινος γηίνου	γηινότερος γηινοτέρου	γηινότατος γηινοτάτου
Adverb	γηίνως	γηινότερον	γηινότατα

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

πάλαι μὲν οὖν γήινον τὸ τεῖχοσ ἦν, καὶ πύργοι ξύλινοι ἐφειστήκεσαν· (Arrian, Periplus Ponti Euxini, chapter 9 6:1)
χάρακά τε ὦν περιβάλλεται διπλόον τῷ ναυστάθμῳ, καὶ τεῖχοσ γήινον καὶ τάφρον βαθέαν, ἀπὸ τοῦ ποταμοῦ τῆσ ὄχθησ ἀρξάμενοσ ἔστε ἐπὶ τὸν αἰγιαλόν, ἵνα αἱ νέεσ αὐτῷ ἀνειρυσμέναι ἦσαν. (Arrian, Indica, chapter 33 9:3)
Ἐπίκουροσ γήινον πύκνωμα κισηροειδῶσ καὶ σπογγοειδῶσ ταῖσ κατατρήσεσιν ὑπὸ τοῦ πυρὸσ ἀνημμένον. (Pseudo-Plutarch, Placita Philosophorum, book 2, 9:1)
αὐτόθεν ὀστράκινόν με καὶ ἐν ποσὶ γήινον Ἑρμῆν ἔπλασεν ἁψῖδοσ κύκλοσ ἑλισσόμενοσ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume V, book 16, chapter 1911)
γήινον μὲν τιθῶμεν τὸ πρῶτον ἡμῖν ἕν, πάντασ μὲν ἀνθρώπουσ, πάντα δὲ ὅσα πολύποδα καὶ ἄποδα, καὶ ὅσα πορεύσιμα καὶ ὅσα μόνιμα, διειλημμένα ῥίζαισ· (Plato, Hippias Major, Hippias Minor, Ion, Menexenus, Cleitophon, Timaeus, Critias, Minos, Epinomis, 59:5)
καὶ ἀεὶ ὁ ἀριθμὸσ ὃσ ἂν ᾖ τινῶν ἐστιν, ἢ πύρινοσ ἢ γήϊνοσ ἢ μοναδικόσ, ἀλλ’ ἡ οὐσία τὸ τοσόνδ’ εἶναι πρὸσ τοσόνδε κατὰ τὴν μῖξιν· (Aristotle, Metaphysics, Book 14 120:5)

Synonyms

of or pertaining to earth
- ἔγγαιος (in or of the earth)
- χθόνιος (of the earth)
- χθόνιος (of or from the earth)
- κατουδαῖος (under the earth)
- γειοφόρος (earth-bearing)
- φιλόγαιος (loving the earth)
- γεωρύχος (throwing up the earth)
- χαμαιγενής (earth-born)
- πεδοβάμων (earth-walking)
- ἐλελίχθων (shaking the earth)
- χοϊκός (of earth or dust)
- χθονοστιβής (treading the earth)
- γάποτος (to be drunk up by Earth)
- χθονοτρεφής (bred from earth)
- γαιήοχος (earth-upholding)

σκαληνός (uneven)
ἐκλάμπω (to shine or beam forth)
ἀσύστατος (having no cohesion or consistency)
μανός (porous)
ἀνταυγεία (reflexion of light)
ὑπέρυθρος (somewhat red)
ἀσχημάτιστος (without form or figure)
πλόκανον (a plaited rope)
κυκλικός (circular)
τρίστοιχος (in three rows)
πυκνότης (closeness)
ἀκινησίᾱ (quiescence)
ἄτηκτος (not melted or to be melted)
πυραμίς (pyramid)
ὑγρότης (wetness)
φλέψ (vein)
στέγασμα (anything which covers)
σπόνδυλος (Alternative spelling of σφόνδυλος ‎)
σχέσις (a state)
ἔκτυπος (worked in high relief)
κλίσις (bending)
πύκνωμα (close order or array)
ἀπρόσιτος (unapproachable)
θερμαίνω (to warm)
διαιρετός (divided)
περιφέρεια (the line round a circular body)
ἄσαρκος (without flesh)
σκέπασμα (a covering)
ὑλικός (of matter)
μελανία (blackness)

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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of or pertaining to earth

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γήινος

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of or pertaining to earth

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