cholera χολέρ-α, Ionic dialect χολέρ-η, ἡ, cholera, a disease in which the humours of the body (χολή, χολαί) are violently discharged by vomiting and stool, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Κωακαὶ π
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cholera χολέρ-α, Ionic dialect χολέρ-η, ἡ, cholera, a disease in which the humours of the body (χολή, χολαί) are violently discharged by vomiting and stool, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Κωακαὶ π
anger χόλ-ος, ὁ, rarely in physical sense (= later χολή), gall, bile, χόλῳ ἄρα σ᾽ ἔτρεφε μήτηρ [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 16.203. ] Refs 8th c.BC+] __II generally, metaphorically, ga
feed, fatten, χορτ-άζω, A. feed, fatten,prop. of cattle ( Ael.Dion. Fr. 326 ), χ. ἕλικας βόας ἔνδον ἐόντας Hes. Op. 452 ;χορτάσω τὸν κάνθαρον(the beetle being comically treated as a horse), Ar. Pax
to feed χορτ-άζω, feed, fatten, properly of cattle [[(2nd c.AD: Aelius Dionysius Grammaticus “fragment” 326), χ. ἕλικας βόας ἔνδον ἐόντας 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 452 ] Refs 8th
*Mens. χοῦς(A),ὁ, alsoἡ Anaxandr. 41.13 (anap.), Nic. Th. 103 : (χέω):— a measure of capacity,= 12 κοτύλαι: nom. sg. A. χοῦς Anaxandr. 71 , Alex. 15.19 , Men. Her.Fr. 5 , IG 11(2).219 A 40 (De
dust χοῦς, ὁ, also ἡ __A[[ 4th c.BC: Anaxandrides Comicus 41.13 (_anapaest meter_), 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “Theriaca” 103 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]: (χέω):— a measure of capacity, = [[ 12 κοτύλαι: _nomin
a coos χοῦς, ὁ, also ἡ __A[[ 4th c.BC: Anaxandrides Comicus 41.13 (_anapaest meter_), 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “Theriaca” 103 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]: (χέω):— a measure of capacity, = [[ 12 κοτύλαι: _nom
touch slightly, χραίνω, A. Th. 61 , etc.,fut. A. χρᾰνῶ E. Hec. 366 :aor. ἔχρᾱνα A. Eu. 170 (lyr.);subj. χράνῃ Id. Fr. 327 ;inf. χρᾶναι Poll. 7.129 , Porph. Chr. 49 :—touch slightly, ὀλιγά
fall upon, attack, assail, χράω(A), used in Ep. only inaor. 2, A. fall upon, attack, assail,c. dat. pers., στυγερὸς δέ οἱ ἔχραε δαίμων Od. 5.396 ; τίς τοι κακὸς ἔχραε δαίμων; 10.64 ; so ἠϊθέοις ο
to use χράω. __B[[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus ] Refs 4th c.BC+] FORMS: contraction χρῇ [[ 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 35 ] Refs 5th c.BC+], Ionic dialect χρᾷ [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus H
to lend χράω, __Aused in Epic dialect only in aorist 2, fall upon, attack, assail, with dative person, στυγερὸς δέ οἱ ἔχραε δαίμων [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 5.396; τίς τοι κακὸς ἔ
needful, χρει-ώδης,ες, A. needful, Phld. D. 3 Fr. 87 , Ph. 2.23 , J. BJ 5.5.8 , Ruf. ap. Orib. 8.24.7 , Ael. Tact. 34.1 ;τισι Crantor ap. S.E. M 11.53 , Plu. 2.724e ; τὸ χ. necessity, Luc. Am. 38
χρέος , τό Ep. χρεῖος Hom. (who also uses χρέος, but only in Od. , v. infr. 1.1 ): Att. χρέως Phryn. 370 , Moeris p.403 P., Choerob. in Theod. 1.360H. (and this form appears in codd. of D. 25.69 , 33.
a debt χρέος, τό Epic dialect χρεῖος [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus (who also uses χρέος, but only in 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey”, see below 1.1)] Refs 8th c.BC+]: Attic dialect χρέως [[
want, need; χρεώ, Ep. χρειώ, gen.οῦς,ἡ, less freq. neut., Il. 10.142 , Od. 2.28 , 5.189 (whereτόσονagrees withχ.), 4.312 , Il. 10.85 , 11.606 , perh. 9.197 , 608 , 21.322 , 23.308 , Od. 4.707 ; A.
desires χρῆ,χρῆς, 3 and 2 pers. sg.pres. indic.of a defect. verb, expld. by Hsch. and Sch. S. Ant. 887 byθέλει χρῄζει, θέλεις χρῄζειςand found in the following passages:εἴτε χρῇ θανεῖνwhether she A.
useful, serviceable, χρήσῐμ-ος,η,ον, alsoος,ον X. Mem. 3.8.8 , Pl. Grg. 480b , R. 333b : (χράμαι):— A. useful, serviceable,first in Thgn. 406 ; εἰς ἀνάγκαν, ἔνθ' οὐ ποδὶ χρησίμῳ χρῆται S. OT 878 (
profitable χρήσῐμ-ος, η, ον, also ος, ον [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.8.8, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 480b, “R.” 333b ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: (χράμαι):— useful, serv
use χρῆσις, εως, ἡ, (χράομαι) __Iemployment, use made of a thing, ἀνέμων [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 11(10).2; χρημάτων 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 282; οἰκίας 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Phi
touch the surface of a body slightly, χρίω, Ep. impf. A. χρῖον Od. 4.252 , also χρίεσκε A.R. 4.871 :fut. χρίσω E. Med. 789 :aor. ἔχρῑσα Od. 10.364 , etc., Ep. χρῖσα Il. 16.680 , Od. 4.
to anoint χρίω, Epic dialect imperfect χρῖον [[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.252, also χρίεσκε 3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 4.871 ] Refs 8th c.BC+]: future χρίσω [[ 5th c.BC: E
spend time, χρον-ίζω, (χρόνος): I. intr.,spend time, περὶ Αἴγυπτον Hdt. 3.61 . 2. last, continue, τὸ μὲν καλῶς ἔχον ὅπως χρονίζον εὖ μενεῖ βουλευτέον A. Ag. 847 ; ἐν τῇ ὑστέρᾳ Arist. HA 523a2
to delay χρον-ίζω, (χρόνος): __I intransitive, spend time, περὶ Αἴγυπτον [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.61. ] Refs 5th c.BC+] __I.2 last, continue, τὸ μὲν καλῶς ἔχον ὅπως χρονίζον εὖ μενεῖ βου
time, χρόνος,ὁ, A. time, Hom. (v. infr.), etc.: dist. fr.καιρός, D. 59.35 , cf. Ammon. Diff. p.79 V.;τῶν δὲ πεπραγμένων ἀποίητον οὐδ' ἂν χ. δύναιτο θέμεν τέλοςP. O. 2.17 ; μυρίος χ. Id. I. 5(4).28