rushing, roaring, dashing, esp. of waves, ἀμφὶ δὲ κῦμα βέβρυχεν ῥόθιον Od. 5.412; of oars, ῥ. πλάται E. IT 1133 (lyr.); of a ship dashing through the waves, AP 10.2 (Antip. Sid.); μετὰ ῥοθίου βίας Arist. Mu. 396a14: metaph. of an orator, Poll. 6.147; of a horse, J. BJ 6.2.8. Adv. -ίως Poll. 4.24 codd., Vett.Val. 345.33.
of fishes, guttling, Numen. ap. Ath. 7.306d; cf. ῥοθιάζω 2.
swift, πόδες Leonid. Oxy. 662.45.
Subst. ῥόθια, τά, waves dashing on the beach, breakers, waves, S. Ph. 688 (lyr.); ἀνέμων εὐαέσσιν ῥοθίοις E. Fr. 773.36 (lyr.); cf.οὐτιδανός II; and collectively in sg., surf, surge, A. Pr. 1048 (anap.), E. IT 426 (lyr.), Th. 4.10: esp. of the dash and sound of oars, ῥοθίοις . . κώπας E. IT 407 (κώπαις codd., lyr.), cf. Cyc. 17; so in sg., Th. l.c. (acc. to Sch.), Hyp. Fr. 157, Str. 15.2.12, D.S. 13.99, etc.; γλυκερὰ ῥ., of wine, AP 11.64 (Agath.): generally, of rushing, dashing motion, τῆς ἵππο
loud shout, esp. of applause, ῥ. αἴρεσθαί τινι Ar. Eq. 546: generally, tumult, riot, ἐχώρει ῥ. ἐν πόλει κακόν E. Andr. 1096.