ἰχώρ

ἰχώρ [ῑ], ῶρος, ὁ,

• ichor, the juice, not blood, that flows in the veins of gods, Il. 5.340, etc.: Ep. acc. ἰχῶ ib. 416: in pl., of the Giants, Str. 6.3.5; later simply, blood, A. Ag. 1480 (anap.).
• • II the watery part of animal juices, serum (cf. Gal. 15.345), of the blood, Hp. Cord. 11, Pl. Ti. 83c, Arist. HA 521b2 (also in pl., v.l. in 521a18), PA 651a18; of gall, χολώδεας ἰχῶρας Hp. Acut. (Sp.) 1; of milk, whey, Arist. HA 521b27; gravy of underdone meat, Archestr. Fr. 57.6; juice of burning logs, Dsc. 1.119, Eup. 1.120.
  • • 2 serous or sero-purulent discharge, Hp. VC 19, Arist. HA 630a6 (pl.), Gal. 10.184, etc.; ἰχῶρες ὑδαρεῖς ὕπωχροι, from women in childbirth, Arist. HA 586b32; of the putrefied blood of a viper, Id. Mir. 845a8; of naphtha (prob.), regarded in legend as due to the putrefaction of Giants’ corpses, ib. 838a29.

ἰχώρ, ῶρος, τό,
1) Götterblut, die blutähnliche Flüssigkeit, die in den Adern der Götter fließt, Il. 5.340 u. 416, wo der accus. ἰχῶ steht ; vgl. Plut. Alex. 28.
2) später das Blutwasser, Lymphe, Hippocr.; Plat. Tim. 82e, 83c ; vgl. Arist. H.A. 3.19 ; bei der Milch, Molken, ib. 3.20 ; der wässerige Teil des Markes, Plut. Cleom.39. – Auch Eiter, Jauche, Arist. H.A. 9.44.

ἰχώρ

ὁ.

Acc. ἰχῶ Il. 5.416.

The blood of the gods: αἷμα θεοῖο, ἰχώρ Il. 5.340. Cf. Il. 5.416.

ἰχώρ , acc. ἰχῶ: ichor, attributed to the gods in place of blood, see Il. 5.339-342.

ἰχώρ .ἰ_χώρ, ῶρος,

• ichor, the etherial juice, that flows in the veins of gods, Il.;—Epic acc. ἰχῶ for ἰχῶρα, Il.: later blood, Aesch.