ἔδᾰφος, εος, τό,
bottom, foundation, base of anything, τῆς κατασκευῆς τὰ ἐ. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔ. νηός
bottom of a ship, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἔ. ποταμοῦ, τῆς θαλάττης, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; [ποτηρίου] [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2)
ground-floor, pavement, οἴκου [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; καθελεῖν ἐς ἔ. raze to the
ground, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔπεσον εἰς τὸ ἔ. [
NT+3rd c.AD+]
3)
ground, soil, περὶ τοῦ τῆς πατρίδος ἐδάφους ἀγωνίζεσθαι for our country's
soil, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐχθρὸς τῷ τῆς πόλεως ἐδάφει, of a mortal foe, [
Refs];
soil, viewed in regard to its quality, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
lands and tenements (
including houses), [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; also,
masses of earth, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
4)
text of a manuscript, opposed to margin (μέτωπον), [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
4.b)
manuscript, [
Refs]
5)
background of puppet-theatre, [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]