ναυτικός

1. seafaring, naval , ὁ ν. στρατός opposite to ὁ πεζός, (Herdotus Historicus); ν. λεώς (Aeschulus Tragicus); στόλος (Sophocles Tragicus); ν. ἐρείπια wrecks of ships , (Aeschulus Tragicus); ν. ἀναρχία among the seamen , (Euripides):—; τὸ ναυτικόν a navy, fleet , (Herdotus Historicus), etc.

2. of persons, skilled in seamanship, nautical , ναυτικοὶ ἐγένοντο became a naval power , (Thucydides)

3. ἡ ναυτική (i.e. τέχνη); navigation, seamanship , (Herdotus Historicus); so, τὰ ναυτικά (Plato Philosophus);—;but, τὰ ναυτικά, also, naval affairs naval power , (Thucydides)

4. at Athens, ναυτικόν technically meant money borrowed or lent on bottomry , (Xenophon Historicus), etc. (ML)