μέλᾱς
μέλᾱςμέλαινα μέλᾰνadj Aeol.masc.nom.gen.ep.masc.dat.compar.Il. X. Thphr.superl.Arist. AR.of a colourblack
Pl.neut.sb.blackas a colourPl. Arist.as a pigmentPl.neut.pl.sb.black coloursPl. Plu.see also[μέλαν] having a naturally black or very dark colourof rock, dust, ash, iron, enamel, rustblack, dark
Hom. 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, dark
Sapph. Anacr. S. Ar. Pl. Thphr.of a bearded chin, as a sign of maturityAlc. Pi. of animals, birds, their eyes, hair, coat, feathers, colouringblack, dark
Hom. hHom. Hdt. Ar. Pl. X.neut.pl.sb.dark patcheson a hare's coatX. of personshaving a naturally black or dark skinblack-skinned
Hdt.of their semenblack
Hdt.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, tanned
S. Ar. Pl. D. Arist. Men.of browsTheoc.of a complexionX.of earth, land, fields, the groundblack, dark
Hom. Hes. Archil. Semon. Eleg. Lyr. E.of sea, waves, waterblack, dark
Hom. Pi.fr. E. AR.of the rippling surface of the seaOd.of fresh waterHom. AR. Theoc.of a rainstormAR. of blood, usu. shed or spiltblack
Hom. 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 pitch
Hom. 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 votes
Arist. Plu.black from discolourationof a cooking-potblackfr. scorching
Ar.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, murky
Hom. 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 deathblack
Hom. 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 mournersblack
Il. E. Lys. X. Is. Plu.of a sail, signalling bad newsPlu.of a cup for sacrificial bloodAr.of a mourner's blow to the headfunereal
A.or perh. causing black bruisescollectv.neut.sg.sb.blackref. to mourning dressCall. of a cursedark, deadly
A.of a sword, perh. w. further connot. bloodstainedE. of paingrim, dire
Il.of a dreamgloomy, sinister
A.of fortuneA.dub.in Roman ctxt., of a day assoc.w. a past disasterblack, ill-omened
Plu.of a person's mind or heart, under strong emotiongloomy, grim
Hom. Thgn. Pi.fr.of an eyeperh.grimpained
B.see also[ἀμφιμέλᾱς]
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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. Pi.<Wk>fr.</Wk></Au><aS2><Indic>of an eye</Indic><Qualif>perh.</Qualif><Tr>grim<or/>pained</Tr><Au>B.</Au></aS2><XR>see also<Ref>ἀμφιμέλᾱς</Ref></XR></aS1></AE>", 'key': 'μέλᾱς'}