like a lily λειρ-ιόεις,εσσα,εν, prop. A. like a lily, but in Hom. only metaph.,χρόα λειριόεντα lilyskin, Il. 13.830 ; of the cicadae,ὄπα λειριόεσσανtheirdelicatevoice, 3.152 ; of the Muses' voice, He
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like a lily λειρ-ιόεις,εσσα,εν, prop. A. like a lily, but in Hom. only metaph.,χρόα λειριόεντα lilyskin, Il. 13.830 ; of the cicadae,ὄπα λειριόεσσανtheirdelicatevoice, 3.152 ; of the Muses' voice, He
with yellow skin, ξανθό-χροος,ον, (χρόα, χρώς) A. with yellow skin, δέμας Mosch. 2.84 : heterocl. acc. ξανθόχροα Nonn. D. 11.180 .
wine-coloured, οἰνό-χρως,ωτος,ὁ,ἡ, A. wine-coloured, Thphr. HP 9.13.4 ;τὴν -χροα τρίχαSch. E. Or. 115 .
of various colour, ποικῐλό-χρως, acc.-χροα, A. of various colour, Arist. Fr. 295 .
many-coloured, variegated, πολύ-χροος,ον, contr. πολύ-χρους,ουν, (χρόα) A. many-coloured, variegated, φάρμακα Emp. 23.3 , cf. Arist. Pr. 963b37 , Opp. C. 1.348 ; ἄνθρωπος π. τὰ ὄμματα Arist. HA
leek-coloured, πρᾰσό-χρους,ουν, (χρόα) A. leek-coloured, Dem.Ophth. ap. Aët. 7.33 , Tz. H. 8.971 .
like box-wood πυξο-ειδής,ές, A. like box-wood, χρόα D.S. 3.35 , cf. Dsc. 4.183 .
rose-coloured, ῥοδό-χροος,ον, contr. ῥοδό-χρους,ουν, (χρόα) A. rose-coloured, AP 5.55 ( Diosc. ), Dsc. 1.111 , 2.106 , Opp. H. 1.130 , Anacreont. 53.22 .
of the colour of ripe wheat σῑτό-χροος,ον, contr. σῑτό-χρους,ουν, (χρόα) A. of the colour of ripe wheat, Opp. C. 1.435 ;βοῦς, μόσχος, PFlor. 51.12 (ii A.D.), BGU 986.10 (ii A.D.); of horses, PFay.
dry up, parch σκέλλω,aor. 1 ἔσκηλα, opt. A. σκήλειε Il. (v. infr.), ἔσκειλα Zonar. :— Pass. ,v.infr. 11 :—dry up, parch, μὴ μένος ἠελίοιο σκήλει' ἀμφὶ περὶ χρόα ἴνεσιν ἠδὲ μέλεσσιν Il. 23.191
of like colour σύγχροος,ον, contr. συγχρόν-χρους,ουν, (χρόα) A. of like colourorlook, Plb. 3.46.6 . II. skin to skin, touching, Posidipp. ap. Ath. 13.596d , Nic. Fr. 32 .
ragged, tattered, worn out, τρῡχ-ηρός,ά,όν, A. ragged, tattered, worn out, τρυχηρὰ περὶ τρυχηρὸν . . χρόα λακίσματα E. Tr. 496 . II. wearing, tormenting, grievous, τρυχηρᾷ καὶ πολυμερίμνῳ βασάνῳ
glass-coloured, ὑᾰλόχρους,ουν, A. glass-coloured, AP 6.211 ( Leon. , in acc.-χροα). [v.ὕαλοςfin.]
to be ὑπομηλίζω, A. to beorlook yellowish, τῇ χρόᾳ Dsc. 3.68 .
gold-coloured, χρῡσό-χροος,ον, heterocl. acc.-χρόα, A. gold-coloured, AP 9.525 .
turn pale ὠχρ-άω, A. turn paleorwan, ὠχρήσαντα χρόα Od. 11.529 ; of the sun, Arat. 851 .
ἐπαυρ-έω and ἐπαυρ-ίσκω , ἐπαυρεῖ Hes. Op. 419 , ἐπαυρίσκουσι Thgn. 111 : aor. ἐπαῦρον Pi. P. 3.36 , subj. ἐπαύρω, ῃς, ῃ (v. infr.), inf. ἐπαυρεῖν, -έμεν, Hom. (v. infr.):— Med. , ἐπαυρίσκομαι Il. 13.
make bright, cleanse φαιδρύν-ω, Ep. impf. A. φαιδρύνεσκεν A.R. 4.671 :—make bright, cleanse(coupled withἀποπλύνειν καὶ διαπλύνεινby Poll. 7.40 ), τινὰ λουτροῖσι φ. A. Ag. 1109 (lyr.);θεαὶ μορφὰ
sign. χροιά, Ep. and Ion. χροιή, Il. 14.164 , Thgn. 1017 (in Call. Lav. Pall. 28 χροϊά(χροίηνcodd.)), Att. χροιάandχρόα, the latter alwaysin Pl. (v. infr.), also in Phld. D. 3.9 , A. sign. 5 , al
far from man ἀπάνθρωπ-ος,ον, A. far from man: hence, I. desert, desolate, τῶδ' ἀπανθρώπῳ πάγῳ,of Caucasus, A. Pr. 20 ; ἀ. ἡ γῆ Luc. Prom. 11 . 2. ἀπάνθρωπον,τό, violence, drastic nature,of remedi
flowing off, stream, ἀπο-ρροή,ἡ , ̔ἀπορρέω) A. flowing off, stream, αἵματος ἀπορροαί E. Hel. 1587 ;outflow,Sabin. ap. Orib. 9.15.6 ;surface from which water flows off, D.S. 2.8 . 2. fallingof a
βάλλω , fut. βᾰλῶ (in Att. Prose only in compds.), Ion. βαλέω Il. 8.403 , βαλλήσω Ar. V. 222 , 1491 : aor. 2 ἔβᾰλον, Ion. προ-βάλεσκε Od. 5.331 ; later aor. 1 ἔβαλα LXX 3 Ki. 6.1 ( 5.18 ); Ep. and Ion
—devour, δάπτω,fut. A. δάψω Il. 13.831 :aor. ἔδαψα,poet. δάψα Pi. N. 8.23 , Opp. H. 3.333 :—devour,as wild beasts, Il. 16.159 , etc.; ἀλλήλους δάπτοντες Emp. 136 ; of fire, δώσω Πριαμίδην πυρὶ
know one from the other, distinguish, discern, διαγιγνώσκω, Ion. and later Att. δια-γῑνώσκω,fut. A. -γνώσομαι D. 50.1 :—know one from the other, distinguish, discern, εὖ διαγιγνώσκοντες Il. 23.