χρῡσίον, τό,
diminutive of χρυσός, a piece of gold, generally, gold, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.95, 97, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Euthydemus” 288e, “R.” 336e, +others ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 anything made of gold, gold plate, ornaments of gold, etc., ἄσημον [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.13: _plural_, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 27.10, 48.55, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Σαμία” 167, NT.1Pet.3.3, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Timoleon” 15. ] NT+5th c.BC+]
__3 especially gold coin, money, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 161; οὔτ᾽ ἀργύριον οὔτε χρυσίον 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 472, compare “Pl.” 808, “Ra.” 720 (troch.), etc.; χ. Ἀττικόν “IG” 22.1687.16; λῆρος πάντα πρὸς τὸ χ. 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 232.1; ἐγὼ δ᾽ ὑπέλαβον χρησίμους εἶναι θεοὺς τἀργύριον καὶ τὸ χ. 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 537.4: but στατῆρας χρυσίου 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 112; χρυσία ] Refs 5th c.BC+]pieces of gold, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 336e. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 gold thread, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἄρθρων ἐμβολῆς” 32. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II as a term of endearment, my little treasure! [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 930, compare “Ap” 11.232 (Callias argument). ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 ={τὸ τῶν παιδίων αἰδοῖον}, [[ 5th c.AD(?): Hesychius Legal icographus ] Refs 5th c.AD+]