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χλωρός

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: χλωρός

Structure: χλωρ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: xlo/h

Sense

  1. The green of new growth: light green, pale green, yellowish-green
  2. yellow
  3. pale
  4. fresh, verdant, unripe
  5. youthful

Examples

  • Περὶ πυρικαύστου‧ ἑψεῖν χρὴ πρίνου Ῥίζασ ἁπαλὰσ, ᾗ ὁ φλοιόσ ἐστι παχύτατοσ καὶ χλωρότατοσ, καταταμὼν μικρὰ, οἶνον λευκὸν ἐπιχέασ, μαλθακῷ πυρὶ καθεψεῖν, ἑώσ ἂν δοκέῃ καλῶσ ἔχειν τὸ πάχοσ, ὡσ ὑπάλειπτον, καὶ ἐν ὕδατι τὸν αὐτὸν τρόπον. (Hippocrates, Oeuvres Completes D'Hippocrate., , 22.1)

Synonyms

  1. yellow

  2. pale

  3. fresh

  4. youthful

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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