Lexical Definition

‎πεζῇ‎ pezēi (ped-zay') on foot ^G:ADV
dative case feminine of a derivative of ‎πούς‎ (as adverb)

a- (on) foot.

• foot-wise, i.e. by walking

Abbott-Smith

πεζός, -ή, -όν (< πούς), [in LXX for רַגְלִי;]
1. on foot: Mt 14:13 (WH, mg., R, txt.).
2. Opp. to going by sea, by land: Mt 14:13 (WH, mg., R, mg.).
3. As adv., πεζῇ (sc. ὁδῷ), on foot or by land: Mt 14:13 (WH, txt.), Mk 6:33.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

Included with: πεζῇ, ή, όν,

(see. πούς):

__1 in Poets, especially Epic dialect,
__1.a on foot, walking, πεζοί fighters on foot, opposed to those in chariots, πεζοί θ᾽ ἱππῆές τε [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πλῆτο δὲ πᾶν πεδίον πεζῶν τε καὶ ἵππων [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__1.b on land, going by land, opposed to sea-faring, especiallyin [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐν νηῒ θοῇ ἢ π. [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__2in Prose, ὁ π. (with or without στρατός),
__2.a sometimes infantry, opposed to cavalry (ἡ ἵππος), [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but,
__2.b more frequently land-force, army, opposed to naval force, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ π. variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; στρατιὰ καὶ ναυτικὴ καὶ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ π. κράτιστοι strongest by land, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ π. μάχη battle by land, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν τοῖς ναυτικοῖς κινδύνοις, ὥσπερ ἐν τοῖς π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 of animals, land, opposed to birds and fishes, τὰ π. καὶ τὰ πτηνά beasts and birds, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. καὶ ἔνυδρον[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II metaphorically [Refs 3rd c.BC+], of language, prosaic, λόγοι π. prose[Refs 1st c.BC+]; διὰ πεζῶν [λ.] [Refs 1st c.BC+]; ἡ π. διάλεκτος [Refs 1st c.BC+]; ἡ π. alone, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; π. τις ποιητική, of bombastic prose, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; κομιδῇ πεζὸν καὶ χαμαιπετές[Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2 of verse, unaccompanied by music, καὶ πεζὰ καὶ φορμικτά [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πεζῷ γόῳ· ἄνευ αὐλοῦ ἢ λύρας, [Refs 9th c.AD+]
__II.3 common, ordinary, ἑταῖραι [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III dative feminine πεζῇ (i.e. ὁδῷ) as adverb,
__III.1 on foot, opposed to σὺν ἵππῳ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.1.b more commonly, by land, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ἕπεσθαι to follow by land, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; καὶ π. καὶ ναυμαχοῦντες by land and by sea, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III.2 without musical accompaniment[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.3 regular adverb πεζῶς in prose, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV comparative πεζότερος more like a foot-journey, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; more like prose, στίχοι π. τῇ συνθέσει [Refs 8th c.BC+]