χρυσίον: Difference between revisions

|Definition=τό, Dim. of [[χρυσός]], <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[a piece of gold]], generally, [[gold]], <span class="bibl">Hdt. 3.95</span>,<span class="bibl">97</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Euthd.</span>288e</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">R.</span>336e</span>, al. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[anything made of gold]], [[gold plate]], [[ornaments of gold]], etc., ἄσημον <span class="bibl">Th.2.13</span>: pl., <span class="bibl">D.27.10</span>, <span class="bibl">48.55</span>, <span class="bibl">Men.<span class="title">Sam.</span>167</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">1 Ep.Pet.</span>3.3</span>, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Tim.</span>15</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> esp. [[gold coin]], [[money]], <span class="bibl">E. <span class="title">Cyc.</span>161</span>; οὔτ' ἀργύριον οὔτε χρυσίον <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Eq.</span>472</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Pl.</span>808</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ra.</span>720</span> (troch.), etc.; χ. Ἀττικόν <span class="title">IG</span>22.1687.16; λῆρος πάντα πρὸς τὸ χ. <span class="bibl">Antiph.232.1</span>; ἐγὼ δ' ὑπέλαβον χρησίμους εἶναι θεοὺς τἀργύριον καὶ τὸ χ. <span class="bibl">Men.537.4</span>: but στατῆρας χρυσίου <span class="bibl">Eup.112</span>; χρυσία [[pieces of gold]], <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>336e</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">4</span> [[gold thread]], <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Art.</span>32</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> as a term of endearment, <b class="b2">my little treasure!</b> <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Lys.</span>930</span>, cf. <span class="title">Ap</span>11.232 (Callias Arg.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> = [[τὸ τῶν παιδίων αἰδοῖον]], Hsch.</span>