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χλόη

χλόη, the first shoot of plants

χλόη, ἡ, Ion. χλοίη Hp. Acut. 64, cf. infr. II, also PTeb. 112.46 (ii B. C.), Babr. 181; Dor. χλόα, ας (E. in lyr., Hipp. 1139, IA 1058, al.):—
  • the first green shoot of plants in spring, ναὶ μὰ μήκωνος χλόην Archil. 108; esp. young green corn or grass, Hdt. 4.34, E. Hipp. l.c., IA 422, etc.; χλόην νέμεσθαι Id. Ba. 735; ποτὰ τὰ ἀπὸ χλοίης Hp. l.c.; opp. καρποί, Pl. Ti. 80d; χλόης γενομένης ἀπὸ τοῦ σπέρματος, of the corn when it first springs up, X. Oec. 17.10; ἐν τῇ χ., opp. ἐν τοῖς σπέρμασιν, Thphr. CP 4.4.7, cf. HP 8.2.4; πιαίνονται βόες χλόῃ κυάμων Arist. HA 595b7.
      • 2 poet., young verdure of trees, foliage, χ. ἀμπέλου E. Ba. 12, cf. Supp. 258, Ion 1435, Hel. 180 (lyr.), 1360 (lyr.).
      • 3 juice of green shoots, χ. ἐλαίας IG 7.3073.162 (Lebad. ii B. C.): but σατυρίου χλόῃ is prob. f.l. for σαύρου χολῇ in Gp. 10.21.12.
      • 4 vegetables, herbs, greens, Antiph. 1.5, Sotad.Com. 1.9, al.
    • II epith. of Demeter, Verdant, from the young corn, worshipped in Attica, IG 2(2).1356.16, Semus 19, Paus. 1.22.3; at Myconos, etc., SIG 1024.11 (Myconos, iii/ii B. C.), Corn. ND 28; Δήμητρος Χλοίης ἱερόν IG 2(2).5006.4; also Χλόη alone, ib. 1358.49, Ar. Lys. 835. (Perh. cogn. with Lith. ẑélti ‘to be green, grow’, Lat. holus.)

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