χλόη

English (LSJ)

ἡ, Ion. χλοίη Hp.Acut.64, cf. infr. 11, also PTeb.112.46 (ii B. C.), Babr.181; Dor. χλόα, ας (E. in lyr., Hipp.1139, IA1058, al.):—

   A the first green shoot of plants in spring, ναὶ μὰ μήκωνος χλόην Archil.108; esp. young green corn or grass, Hdt.4.34, E.Hipp.l.c., IA422, etc.; χλόην νέμεσθαι Id.Ba.735; ποτὰ τὰ ἀπὸ χλοίης Hp. l. c.; opp. καρποί, Pl.Ti.80d; χλόης γενομένης ἀπὸ τοῦ σπέρματος, of the corn when it first springs up, X.Oec.17.10; ἐν τῇ χ., opp. ἐν τοῖς σπέρμασιν, Thphr.CP4.4.7, cf. HP8.2.4; πιαίνονται βόες χλόῃ κυάμων Arist.HA595b7.    2 poet., young verdure of trees, foliage, χ. ἀμπέλου E.Ba.12, cf. Supp.258, Ion 1435, Hel.180 (lyr.), 1360 (lyr.).    3 juice of green shoots, χ. ἐλαίας IG7.3073.162 (Lebad. ii B. C.): but σατυρίου χλόῃ is prob. f.l. for σαύρου χολῇ in Gp.10.21.12.    4 vegetables, herbs, greens, Antiph.1.5, Sotad.Com.1.9, al.    II epith. of Demeter, Verdant, from the young corn, worshipped in Attica, IG22.1356.16, Semus19, Paus.1.22.3; at Myconos, etc., SIG1024.11 (Myconos, iii/ii B. C.), Corn.ND28; Δήμητρος Χλοίης ἱερόν IG22.5006.4; also Χλόη alone, ib.1358.49, Ar. Lys.835. (Perh. cogn. with Lith. [zcirc ]élti 'to be green, grow', Lat. holus.)