Χῖαι [κρηπῖδεσ] Hp.Art.62, cf. Aristomen.11, etc.; σύκιναPCair.Zen.33.12(iii B. C.); Χ. ἀοιδός, i. e.
Homer,
Theoc.7.47; χ. ἄνθρωποσD.35.52: prov., Χῖος δεσπότην ὠνήσατο 'caught a Tartar', Eup.269. b. esp. οἶνος Χ.Ar.Ec.1139: freq. without οἶνος,Id.Fr.216.3, etc.; ἐν ἀκρήτῳ ΧίῳAP7.422 (Leon.). 2. as Subst., Χῖοι or οἱ Χῖοι the Chians; without Art., Hdt.1.142, Th.1.19, 3.32, etc.; with Art., Id.8.15,22, etc. II.ὁ Χῖοσ (sc. βόλοσ), = κύων v1, the worst throw of the dice (cf. χιάσ), i. e. the external face of the ἀστράγαλοσ (Ruf.Oss. 38), with the
ace-dot,
opp. Κῷοσ (q. v.), Χῖος παραστὰς Κῷον οὐκ ἐᾷ λέγεινStratt.23, cf. Arist.Cael.292a29, AP7.422 (Leon.), Poll. 7.204, 205, Zen.4.74: hence prov., Χῖος πρὸς Κῷον ibid. (in Arist.HA499b29 χῖα is cj. for ἰσχία, κῷα for κῶλα). 2.οὐ Χῖος ἀλλὰ Κεῖος, v. Κέως.III.Χία, ἡ, = μαστίχη, Gloss.