greenish-yellow, pale green,
χλωρός,ά,όν,
A. greenish-yellow, pale green,
χλωραὶ ῥῶπες
Od. 16.47
; ὄρος . . χλωρόν
h.Ap. 223
; χλωραὶ ἐλάται
Pi. Fr. 167
, E. Ba. 38 ; χλωραῖς ὑπὸ βάσσαις
S. OC 673
(lyr.); χλωρὰν ἀν' ὕλην
E. Hipp. 17
; δόνακι χλωρὸν Εὐρώταν
Id. Hel. 349
(lyr.), cf. S. Ant. 1132 (lyr.); also in Prose, σίτου ἔτι χ. ὄντος
Th. 4.6
; τὰ φυόμενα χ. τὸ πρῶτον εἶναι
Thphr. Sens. 78
;ἡ χ.thegreen plaster,
Androm. ap. Gal. 13.470 ;χλωρὸς λίθος,
= σμάραγδος , PHolm. 5.10 ; of sea-water, Poet. ap. Plu. 2.767f (cf. E. Fr. 1084 ); of other water, AP 9.669.3 ( Marian. ):χλωρά,ἡ, green paint,as a stage-property to represent a river in scenery, Pap. in Eos. 32.30
(v/vi A. D.).
2. yellow,
μέλι χ.
Il. 11.631
, Od. 10.234 ;ἀμφὶ χλωρὰν ψάμαθονon theyellowsand, S. Aj. 1064 ;ᾠοῦ τὸ χ. yolkof egg, Zopyr. ap. Orib. 14.61.1 .
II. generally,pale, pallid,
χλωρὸς ἀδάμας
Hes. Sc. 231
: most freq.,
2. of persons,pale,
χλωρὸς ὑπαὶ δείους
Il. 10.376
, 15.4 ;χ. Ἀχλύς(personified) Hes. Sc. 265 ; χλωροτέρα . . ποίας ἔμμι
Sapph. 2.14
; hence as an epith. of fear, χλωρὸν δέος
Il. 7.479
, Od. 11.43 , etc.; χλωρῷ δείματι
A. Supp. 566
(lyr.), cf. E. Supp. 599 (lyr.): in Medic. writers,yellow, biliouslooking, ὀφθαλμοὶ -ότεροι v.l. in Hp. VM 10 ; χρῶμα χ. ἴσχειν
Id. Prog. 24
; σῶμα . . οὔτε χ. ἀλλ' ὑπέρυθρον
Th. 2.49
; alsoχ. πτύελος, οὖρον,
Hp. Prog. 14 , VM 10 ( Comp. ).
III. without regard to colour,green,i. e.fresh,opp. dry, esp. of wood,ῥόπαλον . . χλωρὸν ἐλαί̈νεονofgreenolive-wood, Od. 9.320 , cf. 379 ; opp.αὖος,
Hes. Op. 743 ; τὰ σφόδρα χ. ἄκαυστα
Arist. Mete. 387a22
;χ. ξύλαib. 374a5 , al.; of various things, χλωραὶ ἐέρσαι
Pi. N. 8.40
;τυρὸς χ. freshcheese, Ar. Ra. 559 , Lys. 23.6 ; of fish,fresh, not salted,
Ath. 7.309b ; of fruit,fresh picked,
IG 22.1013.23 , Dsc. 1.113 .
2. metaph.,fresh, blooming, χλωρόν τε καὶ βλέπονταTrag. ap. Hsch. (perh. to be read in A. Ag. 677 forκαὶ ζῶντα καὶ β.); λειμὼν ἄνθεσι(sed fort.ἔρνεσι) θάλλων χλωροῖς
E. IA 1297
(lyr.); χλωρὸν γόνυ
Theoc. 14.70
; χ. αἷαμα fresh, living,
S. Tr. 1055
, E. Hec. 127 (anap.);χ. δάκρυ fresh, burstingtear, E. Med. 906 , cf. 922 , Hel. 1189 ; χλωρὰ δακρύων ἄχνα
S. Tr. 847
(lyr.); οἴνου χλωραὶ σταγόνες sparkling,
E. Cyc. 67
(lyr.).
3. metaph.,unripe,
χ. καὶ ἄναιμα πράγματα
Gorg. Fr. 16
. (Not contr. fr.χλοερόςbut cogn. with it andχλόη.)
