| |Definition=ὁ, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[gold]], τιμῆς <span class="bibl">Il.18.475</span>, etc.; coupled with other precious things, e.g. [[χαλκός]], [[σίδηρος]], <span class="bibl">6.48</span>; [[ἐσθής]], <span class="bibl">Od.5.38</span>; <b class="b3">χρυσὸν κέρασιν περιχεύας</b> (of a victim) <span class="bibl">Il.10.294</span> = <span class="bibl">Od.3.384</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">437</span>; ὡς δ' ὅτε τις χρυσὸν περιχεύεται ἀργύρῳ <span class="bibl">6.232</span>; χρυσὸς [[δαμασίφρων]] <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span> 13.78</span>; [[κοῖλος]] [[ἄργυρος]] καὶ χρυσός = [[silver]] and [[gold]] [[plate]], <span class="bibl">Theopomp.Hist. 283a</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Nav.</span>20</span>; [[λευκὸς χρυσός]] = [[white]] [[gold]], i.e. [[gold]] [[alloy]]ed with [[silver]], opp. χρυσὸς [[ἄπεφθος]] = [[refined]] [[gold]], <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.50</span>; χρυσὸς ἑψόμενος <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">N.</span>4.82</span>; χρυσὸν καθαίρειν <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Plt.</span>303d</span>; [[βασανίζειν]] ἐν πυρί <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">R.</span>413e</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[gold]], to express anything made of [[gold]], e. g. [[golden]] [[armour]] or [[raiment]], <b class="b3">χρυσὸν . . ἔδυνε περὶ χροΐ</b>, of Zeus, <span class="bibl">Il.8.43</span>; of Poseidon, <span class="bibl">13.25</span>; τὸ ἐμὸν σῶμα μήτε ἐν χ. θῆτε . . <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>8.7.25</span>; <b class="b3">ἀραρότως σύνδεσμα χρυσὸς</b> (a gold [[crown]]) εἶχε <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Med.</span>1193</span>; ἐν χρυσῷ πίνειν Luc.<span class="title">Merc. Cond.</span>26. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> freq. used by Poets to denote anything [[dear]] or [[precious]], ταῦτα μὲν . . κρείσσονα χρυσοῦ . . φωνεῖς <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ch.</span>372</span> (anap.); ὁ χρυσὸς ἧσσον [[κτῆμα]] τοῦ [[κλάειν]] ἂν ἦν <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Fr.</span>557</span>; ὡς χρυσὸς αὐτῷ τἀμὰ . . κακὰ δόξει ποτ' εἶναι <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Tr.</span>432</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">D.H.<span class="title">Rh.</span>9.4</span>; cf. <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>1.1</span>, <span class="bibl">3.42</span>, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Sert.</span> 5</span>: metaph. also, <b class="b3">χρυσὸς ἐπῶν</b> [[golden]] words, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pl.</span>268</span>; χρυσῷ πάττειν τινά <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Nu.</span>912</span> (anap.); ὗσαι χρυσόν τινι <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>7.50</span>. [ῡ] in [[χρυσός]] and all derivs., though Lyric Poets sometimes made υ short in the Adj. [[χρύσεος]] ([[quod vide|q.v.]]); once we have χρῠσός, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">N.</span>7.78</span>.] (Borrowed from Semitic, cf. Hebr. chārūts, Akk. ḫurāṣu, Hebr. ḥurārûṣ, 'gold', Aram. hara 'yellow'.)</span> | | |Definition=ὁ,<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[gold]], τιμῆς Il.18.475, etc.; coupled with other precious things, e.g. [[χαλκός]], [[σίδηρος]], 6.48; [[ἐσθής]], Od.5.38; <b class="b3">χρυσὸν κέρασιν περιχεύας</b> (of a victim) Il.10.294 = Od.3.384, cf. 437; ὡς δ' ὅτε τις χρυσὸν περιχεύεται ἀργύρῳ 6.232; χρυσὸς [[δαμασίφρων]] Pi.''O.'' 13.78; [[κοῖλος]] [[ἄργυρος]] καὶ χρυσός = [[silver]] and [[gold]] [[plate]], Theopomp.Hist. 283a, cf. Luc.''Nav.''20; [[λευκὸς χρυσός]] = [[white]] [[gold]], i.e. [[gold]] [[alloy]]ed with [[silver]], opp. χρυσὸς [[ἄπεφθος]] = [[refined]] [[gold]], Hdt.1.50; χρυσὸς ἑψόμενος Pi.''N.''4.82; χρυσὸν καθαίρειν [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Politicus|Plt.]]'' 303d; [[βασανίζειν]] ἐν πυρί Id.''R.''413e.<br><span class="bld">2</span> [[gold]], to express anything made of [[gold]], e.g. [[golden]] [[armour]] or [[raiment]], <b class="b3">χρυσὸν.. ἔδυνε περὶ χροΐ</b>, of [[Zeus]], Il.8.43; of Poseidon, 13.25; τὸ ἐμὸν σῶμα μήτε ἐν χ. θῆτε.. [[Xenophon|X.]]''[[Cyropaedia|Cyr.]]''8.7.25; <b class="b3">ἀραρότως σύνδεσμα χρυσὸς</b> (a gold [[crown]]) εἶχε E.''Med.''1193; ἐν χρυσῷ πίνειν Luc.''Merc. Cond.''26.<br><span class="bld">3</span> freq. used by Poets to denote anything [[dear]] or [[precious]], ταῦτα μὲν.. κρείσσονα χρυσοῦ.. φωνεῖς A.''Ch.''372 (anap.); ὁ χρυσὸς ἧσσον [[κτῆμα]] τοῦ [[κλάειν]] ἂν ἦν S.''Fr.''557; ὡς χρυσὸς αὐτῷ τἀμὰ.. κακὰ δόξει ποτ' εἶναι E.''Tr.''432, cf. D.H.''Rh.''9.4; cf. Pi.''O.''1.1, 3.42, Plu.''Sert.'' 5: metaph. also, <b class="b3">χρυσὸς ἐπῶν</b> [[golden]] words, Ar.''Pl.''268; χρυσῷ πάττειν τινά Id.''Nu.''912 (anap.); ὗσαι χρυσόν τινι Pi.''O.''7.50. [ῡ] in [[χρυσός]] and all derivs., though Lyric Poets sometimes made υ short in the Adj. [[χρύσεος]] ([[quod vide|q.v.]]); once we have χρῠσός, Pi.''N.''7.78.] (Borrowed from Semitic, cf. Hebr. chārūts, Akk. ḫurāṣu, Hebr. ḥurārûṣ, 'gold', Aram. hara 'yellow'.) |
