- οἰκίζω
- to resettle
- 1. c. acc. rei, to found as a colony or new settlement , πόλιν [Refs 5th c.BC, 5th/4th c.BC], etc.:—; Pass., πόλις οἴκισται [Refs 5th c.BC]
2. to people with new settlers, colonise , χώρην [Refs 5th c.BC]; νήσους [Refs 5th c.BC]:—;Mid. ὅπη γῆς πύργον οἰκιούμεθα in what part of the world we shall make ourselves a fenced home, [Refs 5th c.BC]
3. c. acc. pers. to remove, transplant , [Refs 5th c.BC]; metaph., τὸν μὲν ἀφ᾽ ὑψηλῶν βραχὺν ὤικισεν brought him from high to low estate, [Refs 5th c.BC]:—;Pass. to settle in a place, [Refs 5th c.BC, 5th/4th c.BC] (ML)