χρυσίον
καὶ ὑποθέμενος κατὰ τῆς κεφαλῆς φέρειν τὰς πληγάς, ὡς ἐν ἐκείνῃ τοῦ τε κακοῦ τοῦ πρὸς ἀνθρώπους → and having instructed them to bring their blows against the head, seeing that the harm to humans ... (Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 1.50)
English (LSJ)
τό, Dim. of χρυσός,
A a piece of gold, generally, gold, Hdt. 3.95,97, Pl.Euthd.288e, R.336e, al. 2 anything made of gold, gold plate, ornaments of gold, etc., ἄσημον Th.2.13: pl., D.27.10, 48.55, Men.Sam.167, 1 Ep.Pet.3.3, Plu.Tim.15. 3 esp. gold coin, money, E. Cyc.161; οὔτ' ἀργύριον οὔτε χρυσίον Ar.Eq.472, cf. Pl.808, Ra.720 (troch.), etc.; χ. Ἀττικόν IG22.1687.16; λῆρος πάντα πρὸς τὸ χ. Antiph.232.1; ἐγὼ δ' ὑπέλαβον χρησίμους εἶναι θεοὺς τἀργύριον καὶ τὸ χ. Men.537.4 : but στατῆρας χρυσίου Eup.112; χρυσία pieces of gold, Pl.R.336e. 4 gold thread, Hp.Art.32. II as a term of endearment, my little treasure! Ar.Lys.930, cf. Ap11.232 (Callias Arg.). 2 = τὸ τῶν παιδίων αἰδοῖον, Hsch.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1380] τό, dim. von χρυσός, kleines Stück Gold, Her. 3, 95. 97, übh. Gold, bes. jedes verarbeitete Gold, Plat. Euthyd. 299 d Alc. I, 122 e Men. 78 c u. öfter; vgl. Böckh ath. Staatsh. II p. 213; σὺν ἱματίοις καὶ χρυσίοις μνᾶς ἐπιδούς Is. 8, 8. – Bes. Goldmünzen, Ar. Equ. 472 Plut. 808, immer wenn eine Geldsumme angeführt wird und wir hinzusetzen »in Golde«. – Goldschmuck, Poll. 7, 103. – Als Schmeichelwort, Goldchen, Goldliebchen, Ar. Ach. 1162 Lys. 929.
