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Χρώς · skin (χ 546) · Suda

Letters

Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Near χ546

χ542Chromis
χ543I decorate, I stain
χ544staining, decorating
χ545they use
χ546skin
χ547proclaiming
χ548to be tinged
χ549colourer
χ550skin

Suda/Χ chi/χ546

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Χρώς

skin

Translated by Catharine Roth3 Jun 2007Vetting: high5 revisions

definition
epic
medicine
philosophy
religion

4 words

Translation

[Meaning a] body, form.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Χρώς· σῶμα, ἰδέα.

Betacode

*xrw/s: sw=ma, i)de/a.

Notes

cf. scholion on Homer, Iliad 19.39 (where the headword occurs), as well as Hesychius (on Leviticus 13.14 LXX, according to Adler) and other lexica.
See also chi 536, chi 550.

Linked from2 entries

χ536Χροόςof skin[Meaning] of a body. And Homer [writes]: "and nothing at all of his skin showed." *xro/os is different, [when] meaning xrw/s [in the nominative]. Hence it has a low accent [on the last syllable]. But ei)/sato ["showed"]…
χ550Χρωτίskin[Meaning to/for/with a] body.

Neighbouring entries

χ544Χρωννῦσαstaining, decorating χ545Χρῶνταιthey use χ546Χρώςskin χ547Χρῶσανproclaiming χ548Χρωσθῆναιto be tinged

Revision history5 revisions · last 1 Jun 2016

1 Jun 2016coding — David Whitehead
14 Nov 2013 — David Whitehead
3 Jun 2007tweaks; more keywords — David Whitehead
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3 Jun 2007Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Χρώς (Adler number chi 546), trans. Catharine Roth, 3 Jun 2007. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/chi/546

Translation by Catharine Roth 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 ↗