G8677 — πεζός

1. on foot , πεζοί fighters on foot , opposite to horsemen, (Homer):—;also on land, going by land , opposite to sea-faring, (Homer):—;so, ὁ πεζὸς στρατός, or ὁ πεζός alone, sometimes foot-soldiery, infantry , opposite to cavalry ἡ ἵππος); (Herdotus Historicus) 2. ὁ πεζός, also, a land-force or army , opposite to a naval force, (Herdotus Historicus); so, τὸ πεζόν (Herdotus Historicus); στρατιὰ καὶ ναυτικὴ καὶ πεζή (Thucydides); τὰ πεζὰ κράτιστοι strongest by land , (Thucydides) 3. of animals, land , as opposite to birds and fishes, τὰ π. καὶ τὰ πτηνά beasts and birds, (Plato Philosophus) 4. metaphorically of language, not rising above the ground, prosaic , (Lucian) 5. dative feminine πεζῇ (entry ὁδῷ); as adverb, on foot , (Xenophon Historicus) 6. by land , (Thucydides) (ML)