λευκός
λευκός
λευκός, ή, όν
from Root !λυκ
light, bright, brilliant, of sun light, Hom., Soph.; and of metallic surfaces, λέβης Il.; also, λ. γαλήνη a glassy calm, Od.; of water, generally, bright, limpid, Hom., Eur.
metaph. clear, plain, distinct, of authors, Anth.
of colour, white, Hom., etc.; λ. ἅρμα λεύκιππον, Eur.
of the skin, white, fair, Hom., Trag.; with a notion of bare, πούς Eur., cf. λευκόπους:—later, as a mark of effeminacy, blanched, white, pale, Ar., Xen.:— λευκαὶ φρένες in Pind. may be pale with envy, envious.
λ. χρυσός, pale gold, i. e. gold alloyed with silver (prob. the same as ἤλεκτρον) , opp. to χρυσὸς ἄπεφθος, Hdt.
λευκὸν ἦμαρ νυκτὸς ἐκ μελαγχίμου a bright day after a night of mourning, Aesch.
Headword (normalized):
λευκός
Headword (normalized/stripped):
λευκος
Intro Text:
λευκός
λευκός, ή, όν
from Root !λυκ
light, bright, brilliant, of sun light, Hom., Soph.; and of metallic surfaces, λέβης Il.; also, λ. γαλήνη a glassy calm, Od.; of water, generally, bright, limpid, Hom., Eur.
metaph. clear, plain, distinct, of authors, Anth.
of colour, white, Hom., etc.; λ. ἅρμα λεύκιππον, Eur.
of the skin, white, fair, Hom., Trag.; with a notion of bare, πούς Eur., cf. λευκόπους:—later, as a mark of effeminacy, blanched, white, pale, Ar., Xen.:— λευκαὶ φρένες in Pind. may be pale with envy, envious.
λ. χρυσός, pale gold, i. e. gold alloyed with silver (prob. the same as ἤλεκτρον) , opp. to χρυσὸς ἄπεφθος, Hdt.
λευκὸν ἦμαρ νυκτὸς ἐκ μελαγχίμου a bright day after a night of mourning, Aesch.
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