χρυσός
χρῡσός,
ὁ,
A). gold, τιμῆς Il. 18.475 , etc.; coupled with other precious things, e.g.
χαλκός, σίδηρος, 6.48 ;
ἐσθής, Od. 5.38 ;
χρυσὸν κέρασιν περιχεύας (of a victim)
Il. 10.294 =
Od. 3.384 , cf.
437 ;
ὡς δ’ ὅτε τις χρυσὸν περιχεύεται ἀργύρῳ 6.232 ;
χ. δαμασίφρων Pi. O. 13.78 ;
κοῖλος ἄργυρος καὶ χ. silver and
gold plate,
Theopomp.Hist. 283a , cf.
Luc. Nav. 20 ;
λευκὸς χ. white
gold, i.e. gold alloyed with silver, opp.
χ. ἄπεφθος refined
gold, Hdt. 1.50 ;
χ. ἑψόμενος Pi. N. 4.82 ;
χρυσὸν καθαίρειν Pl. Plt. 303d ;
βασανίζειν ἐν πυρί Id. R. 413e .
2). gold, to express anything made of gold, e. g.
golden armour or raiment,
χρυσὸν .. ἔδυνε περὶ χροΐ, of Zeus,
Il. 8.43 ; of Poseidon,
13.25 ;
τὸ ἐμὸν σῶμα μήτε ἐν χ. θῆτε .. X. Cyr. 8.7.25 ;
ἀραρότως σύνδεσμα χρυσὸς (a gold crown)
εἶχε E. Med. 1193 ;
ἐν χρυσῷ πίνειν Luc. Merc. Cond. 26 .
3). freq. used by Poets to denote
anything dear or
precious, ταῦτα μὲν .. κρείσσονα χρυσοῦ .. φωνεῖς A. Ch. 372 (anap.);
ὁ χ. 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,
χρυσὸς ἐπῶν 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 sts. made
υ short in the Adj.
χρύσεος (q.v.); once we have
χρῠσός, Pi. N. 7.78 .] (Borrowed from Semitic, cf. Hebr.
chārūts, Assyr. h<*>urāšu 'gold', Aram.
hara 'yellow'.)
ShortDef
gold
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Headword (normalized):
χρυσός
Headword (normalized/stripped):
χρυσος
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">χρῡσός</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">gold,</span> <span class="quote greek">τιμῆς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:475" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:18.475/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 18.475 </a> , etc.; coupled with other precious things, e.g. <span class="foreign greek">χαλκός, σίδηρος,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:48" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:6.48/canonical-url/"> 6.48 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἐσθής,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:5:38" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:5.38/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 5.38 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">χρυσὸν κέρασιν περιχεύας</span> (of a victim) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:294" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:10.294/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 10.294 </a> = <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3:384" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:3.384/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 3.384 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:437" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:437/canonical-url/"> 437 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ὡς δ’ ὅτε τις χρυσὸν περιχεύεται ἀργύρῳ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:6:232" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:6.232/canonical-url/"> 6.232 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">χ. δαμασίφρων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13:78" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13.78/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 13.78 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">κοῖλος ἄργυρος καὶ χ.</span> silver and <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">gold</span> plate, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0566.tlg001:283a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0566.tlg001:283a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theopomp.Hist.</span> 283a </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg065:20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg065:20/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nav.</span> 20 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">λευκὸς χ.</span> white <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">gold,</span> i.e. gold alloyed with silver, opp. <span class="foreign greek">χ. ἄπεφθος</span> refined <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">gold,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:50" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.50/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.50 </a>; <span class="quote greek">χ. ἑψόμενος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:4:82" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:4.82/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 4.82 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">χρυσὸν καθαίρειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg008.perseus-grc1:303d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg008.perseus-grc1:303d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Plt.</span> 303d </a> ; <span class="quote greek">βασανίζειν ἐν πυρί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:413e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:413e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 413e </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">gold,</span> to express anything made of gold, e. g. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">golden</span> armour or raiment, <span class="foreign greek">χρυσὸν .. ἔδυνε περὶ χροΐ,</span> of Zeus, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:43" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:8.43/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 8.43 </a>; of Poseidon, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:13.25/canonical-url/"> 13.25 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τὸ ἐμὸν σῶμα μήτε ἐν χ. θῆτε .. </span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:8:7:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:8:7:25/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 8.7.25 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἀραρότως σύνδεσμα χρυσὸς</span> (a gold crown) <span class="quote greek">εἶχε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1193" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1193/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Med.</span> 1193 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐν χρυσῷ πίνειν</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Merc. Cond.</span> 26 </span> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> freq. used by Poets to denote <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">anything dear</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">precious,</span> <span class="quote greek">ταῦτα μὲν .. κρείσσονα χρυσοῦ .. φωνεῖς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:372" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:372/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ch.</span> 372 </a> (anap.); <span class="quote greek">ὁ χ. ἧσσον κτῆμα τοῦ κλάειν ἂν ἦν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:557" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:557/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 557 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὡς χρυσὸς αὐτῷ τἀμὰ .. κακὰ δόξει ποτ’ εἶναι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg011.perseus-grc1:432" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg011.perseus-grc1:432/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 432 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg016:9:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg016:9.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Rh.</span> 9.4 </a>; cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 1.1 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:42" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.42/canonical-url/"> 3.42 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg042:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg042:5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sert.</span> 5 </a>: metaph. also, <span class="foreign greek">χρυσὸς ἐπῶν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">golden</span> words, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:268" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:268/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pl.</span> 268 </a>; <span class="quote greek">χρυσῷ πάττειν τινά</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:912" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:912/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 912 </a> (anap.); <span class="quote greek">ὗσαι χρυσόν τινι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:50" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.50/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 7.50 </a> . <span class="pron greek">[ῡ]</span> in <span class="foreign greek">χρυσός</span> and all derivs., though Lyric Poets sts. made <span class="itype greek">υ</span> short in the Adj. <span class="foreign greek">χρύσεος</span> (q.v.); once we have <span class="foreign greek">χρῠσός,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:7:78" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:7.78/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 7.78 </a>.] (Borrowed from Semitic, cf. Hebr. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">chārūts,</span> Assyr. h<*>urāšu \'gold\', Aram. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hara</span> \'yellow\'.)</div> </div><br><br>'}