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χρῶμα

χρῶμα, the surface, skin: the colour of the skin, the complexion

χρῶμα, ατος, τό, (χρώννυμι)
  • skin, esp. of the human body, κάθαρσις διὰ τοῦ χρώματος Hp. Insomn. 89 (sed χρωτός recte cod. θ).
    • II colour, esp. of the skin or body, complexion, Hdt. 2.32, 3.101, Hp. Aph. 4.40, etc.; χρῶμα ἀλλάξαι E. Ph. 1246, cf. Men. Epit. 466; μεθιστάναι τοῦ χρώματος Ar. Eq. 399 (lyr.); τὸ χ. διακεκναισμένος Id. Nu. 120; παντοδαπὰ ἠφίει χρώματα changed colour continually, Pl. Ly. 222b; χ. διαμένον an unchanging colour (of the face), Nicol.Com. 1.28; so of animals, x.Cyn. 4.7.
      • 2 generally, colour, Gorg. ap. S.E. M. 7.85; defined by Zeno Stoic. 1.26; χρώματα βάπτειν use pigments for dyeing, Pl. R. 429e; ἐκ τῶν χρωμάτων καὶ σχημάτων θεωρεῖν, i.e. look to the outside only, ib. 601a; διὰ τῶν χ. ἀπεικάζειν X. Mem. 3.10.1; χρώμασι καὶ σχήμασι μιμεῖσθαι Arist. Po. 1447a18; περὶ χρωμάτων, title of treatise by Arist.; ἐναλείφειν τοῖς χ. Id. GA 743b24; χρωμάτων κρᾶσις Luc. Zeux. 5; χρώματος ἔντριψις, of cosmetics, X. Cyr. 1.3.2; τοῖς ἐγχρίστοις εἰς τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς χρώμασιν Arist. GA 747a10; of medicines, φάρμακα χρώμασι καὶ ὀσμαῖς πεποικιλμένα Pl. Cra. 394a.
    • III turmeric, Curcuma longa, used in dyeing, Thphr. Od. 31.
    • IV complexion, character of style in writing, χρώματα [λέξεως] (of τὸ στριφνόν, τὸ τυκνόν, etc.) D.H. Amm. 2.2; ποιητικῆς χρώματα Phld. Mus. p.84K., cf. Hermog. Id. 1.12.
      • 2 metaph. in pl., ornaments, embellishments, ἀλλοτρίοις χ. καὶ κόσμοις Pl. Phdr. 239d, cf. Grg. 465b; also of style or language, D.H. Comp. 20; of Music, γυμνωθέντα . . τῶν τῆς μουσικῆς χρωμάτων τὰ τῶν τοιητῶν Pl. R. 601b.
      • 3 in Music, a modification of the simplest music: τὰ μέλη μεταβολαῖς καὶ χρώμασιν ὡς εὖ κέκραται Antiph. 209.4; χρώματα εὔχροα ἐκιθάρισε Philoch. 66:but esp.
        • b chromatic scale or music, οὔτε χρῶμα δειλοὺς οὔτε ἁρμονία ἀνδρείους ποιεῖ Anon. in PHib. 1.13.22, cf. Cleonid. Harm. 3, Bacch. Harm. 23, etc.: χ. μαλακόν, ἡμιόλιον, τονιαῖον, Cleonid. Harm. 7.
      • 4 Rhet., complexion, colourable pretence, Hermog. Stat. 1, 3 (pl.), Arg. D. 19 § 12.
    • V of the factions in the Circus at Constantinople, Agath. 5.14, 21.
    • VI Astrol., = χρόα I.3, complexion of heavenly bodies, Phld. D. 3.9, Vett.Val. 107.26.

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