περιχώννυμι

A. heap earth round, τὰς ἀμπέλους D.S. 17.82, cf. Dsc. 5.148 (Pass.) :—Pass., to be covered with mud, etc., D.S. 3.40 : metaph., περιχωσθῆναι τοῖς τοξεύμασιν Philostr. VA 4.23.
II. embank, γῆν PSI 6.577.8 (iii B. C.), cf. PLille 1 v 20 (iii B. C.).
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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