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Χλωρόν · verdant (χ 357) · Suda

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Near χ357

χ353Chlothomurus, Clodomer, Clodomir
χ354having been made pale
χ355chlôreion, greeny
χ356Chloris
χ357verdant
χ358pale-green, yellow-green
χ359naves, hubs
χ360finer, more powdery
χ361chaff, powder, fuzz, down, veneer

Suda/Χ chi/χ357

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Χλωρόν

verdant

Translated by Jennifer Benedict31 Mar 2008Vetting: high5 revisions

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1 note · 13 words

Translation

[Meaning] that which is flourishing.¹ Menander [sc. uses the word in this way.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Χλωρόν· τὸ ἀκμάζον. Μένανδρος.

Betacode

*xlwro/n: to\ a)kma/zon. *me/nandros.

Notes (1)

[1] The headword is neuter nominative/accusative singular of chi 358.

2Registered as Menander fr. 1082 Kock (now 583 K.-A.), contextless.

Linked from1 entry

χ358Χλωρόςpale-green, yellow-green[The words] xloero/s and xlwro/s ["pale green"] [are derived] from xolh/ ["bile"], and from this the [word] w)xro/s ["sallow"] [also comes]. And [sc. also attested is] xlwro/ths ["greenness"].

Neighbouring entries

χ355Χλωρεῖονchlôreion, greeny χ356ΧλωρίςChloris χ357Χλωρόνverdant χ358Χλωρόςpale-green, yellow-green χ359Χνόαςnaves, hubs

Revision history5 revisions · last 24 Dec 2014

24 Dec 2014 — David Whitehead
12 Nov 2013 — David Whitehead
31 Mar 2008augmented notes and keywords; cosmetic — David Whitehead
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31 Mar 2008Translated — Jennifer Benedict

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Χλωρόν (Adler number chi 357), trans. Jennifer Benedict, 31 Mar 2008. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/chi/357

Translation by Jennifer Benedict for Suda On Line, revised by David Whitehead, , licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗