χλόη, ἡ,
Ionic dialect χλοίη [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ διαίτης ὀξέων” 64, compare below 11, also “PTeb.” 112.46 (2nd c.BC), 2nd c.AD: Babrius Fabularum Scriptor 181 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; Doric dialect χλόα, ας [[(5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus in Lyric poetry, “Hipp.” 1139, “IA” 1058, +others)] Refs 5th c.BC+]:— the first green shoot of plants in spring, ναὶ μὰ μήκωνος χλόην [[ 7th c.BC: Archilochus Lyricus 108 ] Refs 7th c.BC+]; especially young green corn or grass, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.34, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hipp.” [same place], “IA” 422, etc.; χλόην νέμεσθαι [prev. author] “Ba.” 735; ποτὰ τὰ ἀπὸ χλοίης 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus ] Refs 5th c.BC+] [same place]; opposed to καρποί, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 80d ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; χλόης γενομένης ἀπὸ τοῦ σπέρματος, of the corn when it first springs up, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 17.10 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν τῇ χ., opposed to ἐν τοῖς σπέρμασιν, [[ 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Causis Plantarum” 4.4.7, compare “HP” 8.2.4; πιαίνονται βόες χλόῃ κυάμων 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 595b7. ] Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 poetry, young verdure of trees, foliage, χ. ἀμπέλου [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 12, compare “Supp.” 258, “Ion” 1435, “Hel.” 180 (Lyric poetry), 1360 (Lyric poetry). ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 juice of green shoots, χ. ἐλαίας [[ “IG” 7.3073.162 (Lebad. 2nd c.BC): but σατυρίου χλόῃ] Refs 2nd c.BC+] is probably falsa lectio for{σαύρου χολῇ} in [[ “Geoponica” 10.21.12. ] Refs]
__4 vegetables, herbs, greens, [[ 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 1.5, 4th c.BC: Sotades Comicus 1.9, +others ] Refs 4th c.BC+]