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χυλός

χυλός, juice

χῡλ-ός, ὁ, (χέω)
  • juice in general, opp. ὕδωρ, Ocell. 2.3, cf. Iamb. in Nic. p.81 P.; in various uses:
    • I juice of plants, χυλῶν στακτῶν εἴτε ἀνθῶν ἢ καρπῶν Pl. Criti. 115a, cf. Arist. HA 596b15, Col. 796a23, Aud. 802a15, Thphr. HP 6.4.6, LXX 4 Ma. 6.25.
        • b decoction, Dsc. Eup. 1.55; but distd. fr. ἀφέψημα, Id. 1.105.
      • 2 of animal juices, Hp. Alim. 11, 14, Arist. Col. 794a21.
      • 3 juice produced by the digestion of food, chyle, Gal. UP 4.3.
      • 4 barley-water, gruel, having the barley or groats strained off, whereas πτισάνη was taken unstrained, πτισάνης χ. Hp. Acut. 6, cf. Cratin. 297 (lyr.), Ephipp. 13.6 (anap.): pl., Anaxipp. 1.46.
    • II = χυμός II, flavour, taste, Gorg. ap. S.E. M. 7.85, v.l. in Arist. EN 1118a28; αἱ διὰ χυλῶν ἡδοναί Epicur. Fr. 67, cf. Ep. 3. p.63U., Diocl. Fr. 112, Phld. Mus. p.103 K.; κατʼ ὀσμὴν καὶ χρόαν καὶ χυλόν Id. Sign. 27: metaph., χ. στωμυλμάτων, φιλίας, Ar. Ra. 943, Pax 997 (anap.). (Gal. 11.450 distinguishes χυλός juice fr. χυμός flavour, attributing this usage to Aristotle and later writers, whereas earlier authors used χυμός in both senses: the Mss. vary.)

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