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|Text=[[Κολχίς]], -ίδος, ἡ.

a [[Colchian]]: [[Κόλχος]], ὁ.

[[Colchian]], adj.: [[Κολχικός]]. Fem. adj., [[Κολχίς]], -ίδος.
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>Colchĭs</b>: ĭdis (ĭdŏs, Val. Fl. 2, 423; 5, 202), f., = Κολχίς,<br /><b>I</b> a [[province]] in [[Asia]], [[east]] of the Black Sea, [[celebrated]] on [[account]] of the [[golden]] [[fleece]] and [[Medea]]; [[now]] Mingrelia; acc. Colchida, Mel. 2, 3, 6; Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 226; Val. Fl. 5, 505 al.—<br /><b>II</b> Hence,<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> [[Colchis]], ĭdis, f. adj., Colchian: [[gens]], Val. Fl. 3, 418; and subst., a Colchian [[woman]], κατ ἐξοχήν = [[Medea]], Hor. Epod. 16, 58; Prop. 2 (3), 34, 8; Ov. M. 7, 301; 7, 348; acc. Gr. Colchida, Prop. 2 (3), 21, 11; voc. Colchĭ, Ov. R. Am. 262; abl. Colchide, id. M. 7, 331; Juv. 6, 643.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Colchus, a, um, Colchian: litora, Ov. M. 13, 24: [[domus]], id. F. 3, 876: venena, i. e. of [[Medea]], id. M. 7, 394: [[rhombus]], i. e. magical, [[enchanting]], Mart. 12, 57, 17.—Subst.: Col-[[chus]], i, m., a Colchian, Hor. A. P. 118; and in plur.: [[Colchi]], ōrum, the Colchians, Plin. 6, 4, 4, § 12; Cic. N. D. 3, 21, 54; id. Att. 9, 9, 2; meton. for [[Colchis]], Mel. 1, 19, 2; Hor. C. 4, 4, 63.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>C</b> Colchĭcus, a, um, Colchian: venena, of [[Medea]], Hor. Epod. 17, 35; cf. the preced.—Subst.: col-chĭcum, i, n., a [[plant]] [[with]] a [[poisonous]] [[root]]: Colcbicum auctumnale, Linn.; Plin. 28, 9, 33, § 129.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>Colchis</b>,¹³ ĭdis et ĭdos, f., Colchide [région de l’Asie Mineure où était la Toison d’Or] : Val. Flacc. 2, 423 &#124;&#124; [[Colchis]], idis, adj. f., de Colchide : Stat. Th. 3, 418 &#124;&#124; femme de Colchide = Médée : Hor. Epo. 16, 56.
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==Translations==
af: Kolchis; ar: كولخيس; azb: کولخیس; az: Kolxida; ba: Колхида; be_x_old: Калхіда; be: Калхіда; bg: Колхида; br: Kolkida; ca: Còlquida; cs: Kolchida; de: Kolchis; el: Κολχίδα; en: Colchis; eo: Kolĉido; es: Cólquida; eu: Kolkida; fa: کولخیس; fi: Kolkhis; fr: Colchide; ga: Coilcís; gl: Cólquida; he: קולכיס; hr: Kolhida; hu: Kolkhisz; hy: Կողքիս; id: Kolkhis; is: Kolkis; it: Colchide; ja: コルキス; ka: კოლხეთის სამეფო; ko: 콜키스; ky: Колхида ойдуңу; la: Colchis; lt: Kolchidė; ml: കോൽച്ചിസ്; nl: Colchis; nn: Kolchis; no: Kolchis; pl: Kolchida; pt: Cólquida; ro: Colchida; ru: Колхида; sh: Kolhida; sk: Kolchida; sl: Kolhida; sr: Колхида; sv: Kolchis; tl: Kolkis; tr: Kolhis; uk: Колхида; uz: Kolxida podsholigi; vi: Colchis; xmf: კოლხეთიშ ომაფე; zh: 科爾基斯