μέλᾱς — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

μέλᾱςμέλαινα μέλᾰνadj Aeol.masc.nom.gen.μέλᾰνοςep.masc.dat.compar.Il. X. Thphr.superl.Arist. AR.of a colourblackPl.neut.sb.blackas a colourPl. Arist.as a pigmentPl.neut.pl.sb.black coloursPl. Plu.see alsoμέλαν having a naturally black or very dark colourof rock, dust, ash, iron, enamel, rustblack, darkHom. Hes. Anacr. Thgn. E. Ar.of smokeA. E.fr.of plants, foliage, vegetables, fruits, juices, oilOd. hHom. Hippon. Hdt. Ar. Theoc.of grapesIl. Hes. E.of wineOd. Ar. Tim.of bilePl. Thphr. Men.neut.sb.dark partw.gen.of an oak, ref. to either its bark or its inner coreOd. of hair, freq. opp. white, as a sign of youthblack, darkSapph. Anacr. S. Ar. Pl. Thphr.of a bearded chin, as a sign of maturityAlc. Pi. of animals, birds, their eyes, hair, coat, feathers, colouringblack, darkHom. hHom. Hdt. Ar. Pl. X.neut.pl.sb.dark patcheson a hare's coatX. of personshaving a naturally black or dark skinblack-skinnedHdt.of their semenblackHdt.masc.pl.sb.Black Menas the name of a tribeHes.fr. Call.having a dark complexionthrough exposure to the sun, a mark of manlinessdark, swarthy, tannedS. Ar. Pl. D. Arist. Men.of browsTheoc.of a complexionX.of earth, land, fields, the groundblack, darkHom. Hes. Archil. Semon. Eleg. Lyr. E.of sea, waves, waterblack, darkHom. Pi.fr. E. AR.of the rippling surface of the seaOd.of fresh waterHom. AR. Theoc.of a rainstormAR. of blood, usu. shed or spiltblackHom. Hes. Thgn. Hdt.oracle Trag. Hellenist.poet.of gore, bloodshedOd. Pi.of poisonous bloodS.of a haemorrhaging veinS.marked with a black or dark colourof shipsblack, darkfr. a coating of pitchHom. Hes. hHom. Alc. E.Cyc.of ramparts, fr. paintingHdt.of clothing or fabrics, fr. dyeingIl. Hdt. X. Plu.of a Spartan soup, fr. the colour of its ingredientsPlu.of a ballotblackopp. white, for casting one of two possible votesArist. Plu.black from discolourationof a cooking-potblackfr. scorchingAr.of hands, fr. dirt, or perh. soresTheoc.of teeth, fr. decayThphr.of fingernails, fr. illnessThphr.cj.dark from the absence of lightof night, evening, gloomblack, dark, murkyHom. Hes. Alcm. Pi. Trag. Ar. AR.of subterranean gloomE.of a cloudIl. E.of a cloud of death, griefHom. Thgn. E.of silence, as representing obscurity and oblivionPi.fr. blackas the colour assoc.w. death and things which are sinister or ill-omenedof death, the fate of deathblackHom. Hes. Tyrt. Pi. E.of Hades, his house, his inescapable powerThgn. S. E.of ErebosAr.of the Keres Fates, Erinyes, Ares, AteHes. Mimn. A.of garments worn by mournersblackIl. E. Lys. X. Is. Plu.of a sail, signalling bad newsPlu.of a cup for sacrificial bloodAr.of a mourner's blow to the headfunerealA.or perh. causing black bruisescollectv.neut.sg.sb.blackref. to mourning dressCall. of a cursedark, deadlyA.of a sword, perh. w. further connot. bloodstainedE. of paingrim, direIl.of a dreamgloomy, sinisterA.of fortuneA.dub.in Roman ctxt., of a day assoc.w. a past disasterblack, ill-omenedPlu.of a person's mind or heart, under strong emotiongloomy, grimHom. Thgn. Pi.fr.of an eyeperh.grimpainedB.see alsoἀμφιμέλᾱς

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    "content": "<AE><HG><HL>μέλᾱς</HL><Infl>μέλαινα μέλᾰν</Infl><PS>adj</PS></HG> <FG><Case><Lbl>Aeol.masc.nom.</Lbl><Form>μέλαις</Form></Case><Case><Lbl>gen.</Lbl><Form>μέλᾰνος μελαίνης<VarForm><Lbl>dial.</Lbl><Form>ᾱς</Form></VarForm>μέλᾰνος</Form></Case><Case><Lbl>ep.masc.dat.</Lbl><Form>μείλανι</Form></Case><Deg><Lbl>compar.</Lbl><Form>μελάντερος</Form><Au>Il. X. Thphr.</Au><Lbl>superl.</Lbl><Form>μελάντατος</Form><Au>Arist. AR.</Au></Deg></FG><aS1><Indic>of a colour</Indic><Tr>black</Tr><Au>Pl.</Au><SGrm><GLbl>neut.sb.</GLbl><Def>black<Expl>as a colour</Expl></Def><Au>Pl. Arist.</Au><S2><Indic>as a pigment</Indic><Au>Pl.</Au></S2></SGrm><SGrm><GLbl>neut.pl.sb.</GLbl><Def>black colours</Def><Au>Pl. Plu.</Au></SGrm><XR>see also<Ref>μέλαν</Ref></XR></aS1> <aS1><Def>having a naturally black or very dark colour</Def><aS2><Indic>of rock, dust, ash, iron, enamel, rust</Indic><Tr>black, dark</Tr><Au>Hom. Hes. Anacr. Thgn. E. Ar.<NBPlus/></Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of smoke</Indic><Au>A. E.<Wk>fr.</Wk></Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of plants, foliage, vegetables, fruits, juices, oil</Indic><Au>Od. hHom. Hippon. Hdt. Ar. Theoc.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of grapes</Indic><Au>Il. Hes. E.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of wine</Indic><Au>Od. Ar. Tim.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of bile</Indic><Au>Pl. Thphr. Men.</Au></aS2><SGrm><GLbl>neut.sb.</GLbl><Def>dark part<Expl><GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>of an oak, ref. to either its bark or its inner core</Expl></Def><Au>Od.</Au></SGrm></aS1> <aS1><Indic>of hair, freq. opp. white, as a sign of youth</Indic><Tr>black, dark</Tr><Au>Sapph. Anacr. S. Ar. Pl. Thphr.<NBPlus/></Au><aS2><Indic>of a bearded chin, as a sign of maturity</Indic><Au>Alc. Pi.</Au></aS2></aS1> <aS1><Indic>of animals, birds, their eyes, hair, coat, feathers, colouring</Indic><Tr>black, dark</Tr><Au>Hom. hHom. Hdt. Ar. Pl. X.<NBPlus/></Au><SGrm><GLbl>neut.pl.sb.</GLbl><Def>dark patches<Expl>on a hare's coat</Expl></Def><Au>X.</Au></SGrm></aS1> <aS1><Indic>of persons</Indic><Def>having a naturally black or dark skin</Def><Tr>black-skinned</Tr><Au>Hdt.</Au><aS2><Indic>of their semen</Indic><Tr>black</Tr><Au>Hdt.</Au></aS2><SGrm><GLbl>masc.pl.sb.</GLbl><Def>Black Men<Expl>as the name of a tribe</Expl></Def><Au>Hes.<Wk>fr.</Wk> Call.</Au></SGrm></aS1><aS1><Def>having a dark complexion<Expl>through exposure to the sun, a mark of manliness</Expl></Def><Tr>dark, swarthy, tanned</Tr><Au>S. Ar. Pl. D. Arist. Men.</Au><aS2><Indic>of brows</Indic><Au>Theoc.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of a complexion</Indic><Au>X.</Au></aS2></aS1><aS1><Indic>of earth, land, fields, the ground</Indic><Tr>black, dark</Tr><Au>Hom. Hes. Archil. Semon. Eleg. Lyr. E.</Au></aS1><aS1><Indic>of sea, waves, water</Indic><Tr>black, dark</Tr><Au>Hom. Pi.<Wk>fr.</Wk> E. AR.</Au><aS2><Indic>of the rippling surface of the sea</Indic><Au>Od.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of fresh water</Indic><Au>Hom. AR. Theoc.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of a rainstorm</Indic><Au>AR.</Au></aS2></aS1> <aS1><Indic>of blood, usu. shed or spilt</Indic><Tr>black</Tr><Au>Hom. Hes. Thgn. Hdt.<LblR>oracle</LblR> Trag. Hellenist.poet.</Au><aS2><Indic>of gore, bloodshed</Indic><Au>Od. Pi.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of poisonous blood</Indic><Au>S.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of a haemorrhaging vein</Indic><Au>S.</Au></aS2></aS1><aS1><Def>marked with a black or dark colour</Def><aS2><Indic>of ships</Indic><Tr>black, dark<Expl>fr. a coating of pitch</Expl></Tr><Au>Hom. Hes. hHom. Alc. E.<Wk>Cyc.</Wk></Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of ramparts, fr. painting</Indic><Au>Hdt.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of clothing or fabrics, fr. dyeing</Indic><Au>Il. Hdt. X. Plu.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of a Spartan soup, fr. the colour of its ingredients</Indic><Au>Plu.</Au></aS2></aS1><aS1><Indic>of a ballot</Indic><Tr>black<Expl>opp. white, for casting one of two possible votes</Expl></Tr><Au>Arist. Plu.</Au></aS1><aS1><Def>black from discolouration</Def><aS2><Indic>of a cooking-pot</Indic><Tr>black<Expl>fr. scorching</Expl></Tr><Au>Ar.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of hands, fr. dirt, or perh. sores</Indic><Au>Theoc.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of teeth, fr. decay</Indic><Au>Thphr.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of fingernails, fr. illness</Indic><Au>Thphr.<LblR>cj.</LblR></Au></aS2></aS1><aS1><Def>dark from the absence of light</Def><aS2><Indic>of night, evening, gloom</Indic><Tr>black, dark, murky</Tr><Au>Hom. Hes. Alcm. Pi. Trag. Ar. AR.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of subterranean gloom</Indic><Au>E.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of a cloud</Indic><Au>Il. E.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of a cloud of death, grief</Indic><Au>Hom. Thgn. E.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of silence, as representing obscurity and oblivion</Indic><Au>Pi.<Wk>fr.</Wk></Au></aS2></aS1> <aS1><Def>black<Expl>as the colour assoc.w. death and things which are sinister or ill-omened</Expl></Def><aS2><Indic>of death, the fate of death</Indic><Tr>black</Tr><Au>Hom. Hes. Tyrt. Pi. E.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of Hades, his house, his inescapable power</Indic><Au>Thgn. S. E.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of Erebos</Indic><Au>Ar.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of the Keres <ital>Fates</ital>, Erinyes, Ares, Ate</Indic><Au>Hes. Mimn. A.</Au></aS2></aS1><aS1><Indic>of garments worn by mourners</Indic><Tr>black</Tr><Au>Il. E. Lys. X. Is. Plu.</Au><aS2><Indic>of a sail, signalling bad news</Indic><Au>Plu.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of a cup for sacrificial blood</Indic><Au>Ar.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of a mourner's blow to the head</Indic><Tr>funereal</Tr><Au>A.</Au><Extra>or perh. <ital>causing black bruises</ital></Extra></aS2><SGrm><GLbl>collectv.neut.sg.sb.</GLbl><Def>black<Expl>ref. to mourning dress</Expl></Def><Au>Call.</Au></SGrm></aS1> <aS1><Indic>of a curse</Indic><Tr>dark, deadly</Tr><Au>A.</Au><aS2><Indic>of a sword, perh. w. further connot. <ital>bloodstained</ital></Indic><Au>E.</Au></aS2></aS1> <aS1><Indic>of pain</Indic><Tr>grim, dire</Tr><Au>Il.</Au><aS2><Indic>of a dream</Indic><Tr>gloomy, sinister</Tr><Au>A.</Au></aS2><aS2><Indic>of fortune</Indic><Au>A.<LblR>dub.</LblR></Au></aS2></aS1><aS1><Indic>in Roman ctxt., of a day assoc.w. a past disaster</Indic><Tr>black, ill-omened</Tr><Au>Plu.</Au></aS1><aS1><Indic>of a person's mind or heart, under strong emotion</Indic><Tr>gloomy, grim</Tr><Au>Hom. Thgn. 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