χρώς,ὁ, gen.χρωτός,dat.χρωτί,acc.χρῶτα( Att.
χρώonly in Choerob. in Theod. 1.248H. ): Ep. and Ion. gen.χροός,dat.χροί̈,acc.χρόα(also in Lesbian, Sapph. Supp. 10.6 , al.), as always in Hom.and Hes. , exc. gen.χρωτόςin Il. 10.575 , acc.
A.
χρῶτα
Od. 18.172
, 179 , Hes. Op. 556 ; Emp. usesχρωτός,
76.3 (but χροί̈
100.17
); Pi. usesχρωτί, χρῶτα,
P. 1.55 , I. 4(3).23(41) ; these forms are freq. in Trag., but Ion. dat.χροί̈occurs in S. Tr. 605 , andχροός, χροί̈, χρόαare freq. in E.,Hec. 548 , Med. 1175 , Ph. 264 , al. :—dat.χρῷoccurs in the phraseἐν χρῷ v.infr.1.2 and in Sapph. 2.10 .—rare in Com.and Att. Prose.
I. of the human body,skinorflesh,
οὔ σφι λίθος χρὼς οὐδὲ σίδηρος