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1 άσπρος
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2 λευκό
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3 λευκός
Grammatical information: adj.Meaning: `hell, clear, white' (Il.);Compounds: many compp., some with prefix, e. g. διά-, παρά-, ἐπί-, ὑπό-λευκος (Strömberg Prefix Studies 161).Derivatives: 1. Substantiv. with oppositive accent (Schwyzer 380 a. 420): λεύκη f. `white efflorescence' (IA.), `white poplar' (Att., hell.) with λεύκινος `of white poplar' (Arist., hell. inscr.), Λευκαῖος surn. of Zeus (Paus.), λευκαία (- έα) `white poplar etc.' (pap.); λεῦκος m. name of an unknown fish (Theoc.) with λευκίσκος m. `white mullet' (Hikes. ap. Ath., Gal.), s. Strömberg Fischnamen 22 f., Thompson Fishes s. vv. 2. f. λευκάς `white' (Nic.), as subst. rock- and islandname (ω 11), also plantname `Lamium' (Dsc.). 3. Further subst.: λευκότης f. `whiteness' (IA.), λευκίτας m. name of he-goat (Theoc. 5, 147; Redard Les noms grecs en - της 113), λεύκηθρον plantname (Dsc. 3, 96; v. l. λάκηθρον; Strömberg Pflanzennamen 147); Λεύκαρος (\< - αλος?), - αρίων PN (Epich., inscr.; Schulze Kl. Schr. 115 n. 3, v. Wilamowitz Glaube 1,65A.1; Leumann Glotta 32, 223 n. 2; also Δευκαλίων with diff. dissimilation?, s. Schulze l.c.); after Krahe IF 58, 132 Illyr. (beside GN Λευκάριστος), s. also Mayer Glotta 32, 82. - 4. Verbs: a. λευκαίνω `make white, colour...' (μ 172; cf. Treu Von Homer zur Lyrik 219) with λεύκανσις (Arist.), λευκασία ( PHolm., Cyran.; on the formation Schwyzer 469) `bleaching, making white etc.'; also as rivern. in Messenia beside Λευκάσιον Arc. GN (Krahe Beitr. z. Namenforsch. 2, 237; 5, 106 a. 217); λευκαντής, - τικός `white-painter' resp. `-painting' (Gloss., sch.). b. λευκόομαι, - όω `become white, make λευκός ' (Pi., Att.) with λεύκωμα `table painted white' (Att.), `white speck in the eye' (Arist., pap.) with - ωματικός, - ωματώδης, - ωματίζομαι (medic., sch.); λεύκωσις = λευκασία ( PHolm. 3, 6 [cf. Lagercrantz ad loc.]), - ωτής (- ωτός?; Att. inscr., meaning unknown). c. λευκαθέω only ptc. gen. pl. λευκαθεόντων `gleaming white' (Hes. Sc. 146), metr. reshaping at verse-end for λευκαθόντων from λευκάθω (Wackernagel Glotta 14, 44 ff. = Kl. Schr. 2, 852 ff.), with Λευκαθέα, with secondary o-vowel Λευκοθέα (Od., Pi.) name of a goddess, with τὰ Λευκάθεα feast on Teos, - θεών monthname (Ion.); lengthened form λευκαθίζω `gleam white' (Hdt., LXX), also - ανθίζω (after ἄνθος; empire), s. Wackernagel l.c. - On λεύσσω `see' s. v.Etymology: As original verbal noun with Skt. rocá- `lighting' identical, to rócatē `light'. An old ablauting verbal noun is Lat. lūcus `wood, forest', prop. `lighting' (with Jūnō Lūcīna ; s. Leumann Sprache 6, 156ff.), Lith. laũkas `field', Germ., e. g. OHG lōh `overgrown lighting', Skt. loká- m. `free space, world', IE * louko-s m. To this great wordgroup belongs from Greek a. o. λεύσσω, λύχνος, λοῦσσον, s. vv.Page in Frisk: 2,108-109Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > λευκός
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4 λευκός
A light, bright, clear (opp. μέλας in all senses),αἴγλη Od. 6.45
; λευκὸν (v.l. λαμπρόν).. ἠέλιος ὥς Il.14.185
;λ. φάος S.Aj. 708
(lyr.), cf. infr. 11.3; (anap.); of metallic surfaces,λέβης Il.23.268
; λ. γαλήνη a glassy calm, Od.10.94; of water, clear, limpid, Il.23.282, Od.5.70, A.Supp.23 (anap.);λ. νᾶμα E.HF 573
; -ότατος ποταμῶν Call.Jov.19
.2 metaph., clear, distinct, of the voice, Arist.Top. 106a25, S.E.M.6.41: in literary sense, clear,λ. στίχος AP11.347
(Phil.): prov., λευκὸς Ἑρμῆς, when a rogue was detected, Macar. 5.53. Adv. -κῶς, πάντα φαίνειν, of Hermes, Corn.ND16: [comp] Comp. - ότερον, διαλεχθῆναι Hld.7.20
.II of colour, white, freq. in Hom., varying from the pure white of snow ([ἵπποι] -ότεροι χιόνος Il.10.437
) to the grey of dust (λευκοὶ ἐγένοντο κονισάλῳ 5.503
);γάλα λ. 4.434
;κρῖ 5.196
;ἄλφιτα 18.560
;ἡνία λεύκ' ἐλέφαντι 5.583
;ὀδόντες 10.263
;ὀστέα 16.347
;ἱστία 1.480
;φᾶρος 18.353
, etc.; λ. ἅρμα, = λεύκιππον, E.Ph. 172; of the white horses used by tyrants,λ. ζεῦγος D. 21.158
, cf. λεύκιππος; λ. λίθος marble, OGI219.36 (Sigeum, iii B.C.), etc., cf. λευκόλιθος; λευκῷ<ν>λίθῳ λ. στάθμη a white line on a white stone, prov. of explanations which do not explain, S.Fr. 330; ἡ λ. ῥίζα white root (= ἡ τοῦ δρακοντίου, acc. to Gal.19.118), Hp.Morb.2.48, Nat.Mul.32; freq. of white or grey hair,λ. κάρη Tyrt.10.23
; ;λ. γῆρας Id.Aj. 625
(lyr.);λευκὰ γήρᾳ σώματα E.HF 909
, etc.b of the human skin, white, fair, sts. as a sign of youth and beauty, χρώς, πήχεε, Il.11.573, Od.23.240; λ. παρειά, παρηΐς, S.Ant. 1239, E.Med. 923; σάρξ, δέρη, ib. 1189 (v.l.), IA 875 (troch.); freq. with the notion of bare, κῶλον, πούς, Id.Ba. 665, 863 (lyr.), Ion 221 (lyr.); cf. λευκόπους.c of persons, white-skinned, Pl.R. 474e: hence, weakly, womanish, Ar.Th. 191, Ec. 428, X.HG3.4.19;λευκῶν ἀνδρῶν οὐδὲν ὄφελος Macar.5.55
; cf. λευκόπρωκτος, λευκόχρως.d λευκαὶ φρένες in Pi.P.4.109 is expld. by Hsch. μαινόμεναι, frantic, passionate (cf. λευκῶν πραπίδων· κακῶν φρενῶν, Id.).2 λ. χρυσός, pale gold, i.e. gold alloyed with silver (prob. the same as ἤλεκτρον), opp. ἄπεφθος χρυσός, Hdt.1.50.3 metaph., bright, fortunate, happy,λευκὸν ἦμαρ νυκτὸς ἐκ μελαγχίμου A.Pers. 301
, cf. Ag. 668; a joyful day or holiday, Call.Aet.1.1.2; λ. ἡμέρα a happy day, S.Fr.6, cf. Sch.Call.Iamb.in PSI9.1094.39; variously expld. in Phylarch. 83 J., Plu.Per.27; ἡ λ. ψῆφος the vote of acquittal, Luc.Harm.3, cf. Hsch. -
5 λευκός
λευκός, ή, όν (s. λευκαίνω; Hom.+; ins, pap, LXX, En; TestSol 5:13; Test12Patr; JosAs; ParJer 9:18; Philo, Joseph.; SibOr 3, 617; 622; loanw. in rabb. Fig. [w. οἱ συνιέντες]: οἱ λευκοί Iren.1, 19, 2 [Harv. I 177, 1])① bright, shining, gleaming (Hom. et al.) λ. ὡς τὸ φῶς (Il. 14, 185 λ. ἠέλιος ὡς) brilliant as light Mt 17:2. λ. ἐξαστράπτων Lk 9:29. This mng. is also poss. for some of the foll. pass.② white (including, for the Greeks, many shades of that color, and always opp. of μέλας; cp. our ‘white’ wine) of hair (Tyrtaeus [VII B.C.] 7, 23 of an elderly man’s hair; Soph., Ant. 1092; Lev 13:3ff) Mt 5:36 (opp. μέλας as Menand., Samian 262 [Bodmer p. 61 app.=OxfT p. 259] of Androcles, who dyes his white hair); Rv 1:14a. Of a goatskin Hv 5:1; Hs 6, 2, 5. Of a pebble, used for voting etc. (Lucian, Harmonides 3 p. 855f ψῆφον … τὴν λευκὴν καὶ σώζουσαν) Rv 2:17. Of wool (PRyl 146, 15 [39 A.D.]; Da 7:9 ὡσεὶ ἔριον λ.; En 106:2; ParJer 9:18) 1:14b. Of apocal. horses (cp. JosAs 5:5; Zech 1:8. S. πυρρός) 6:2; 19:11, 14a. Of an apocal. monster w. the colors black, red, gold and white Hv 4, 1, 10; cp. 4, 3, 5. Of a cloud Rv 14:14. Of stones (Michel 509, 17 [241 B.C.]; OGI 219, 36; 268, 17; 339, 34; 105; et al. in ins) Hv 3, 2, 8; 3, 5, 1; 3, 6, 5; Hs 9, 4, 5; 9, 6, 4; 9, 8, 5; 9, 9, 1. Of a chair v 1, 2, 2. Of fields of ripe grain λ. πρὸς θερισμόν white for the harvest J 4:35. Of a mountain Hs 9, 1, 10; 9, 29, 1; 9, 30, 1f; 4. Of a rock 9, 2, 1. Of a throne Rv 20:11. Of garments (Plut., Aristid. 21, 4 festive garment; IPriene 205 εἰσίναι εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν ἁγνὸν ἐν ἐσθῆτι λευκῇ; POxy 471, 95ff; 531, 13; PGM 4, 636; Eccl 9:8; 2 Macc 11:8; Jos., Bell. 2, 1, Ant. 11, 327; TestLevi 8:2; JosAs 5:6 χιτῶνα λευκόν) Mk 9:3; 16:5 (Lucian, Philops. 25 of a heavenly messenger: νεανίας πάγκαλος λευκὸν ἱμάτιον περιβεβλημένος); Ac 1:10; Rv 3:5, 18; 4:4; 6:11; 7:9, 13. A garment is λ. ὡς χιών (Da 7:9 Theod.) Mt 28:3 (opp. of garments appropriate for mourning: Aeschines, Against Ctesiphon 77); Mk 9:3 v.l.; Hs 8, 2, 3f. ἐν λευκοῖς (sc. ἱματίοις) in white (Artem. 2, 3 p. 86, 17; 4, 2 p. 205, 9) J 20:12; Rv 3:4; Hv 4, 2, 1; Hs 8, 2, 4; βύσσινον λ. a white linen garment Rv 19:14b (v.l. λευκοβύσσινον). Of a priest’s clothing made of white linen (s. Schürer II 293) Ox 840, 27. Of shoes Hv 4, 2, 1.—GRadke, D. Bedeutg. d. weissen u. schwarzen Farbe in Kult u. Brauch d. Griech. u. Römer, diss. Berlin ’36; RGradwohl, D. Farben im AT, ’63, 34–50.—On special clothing in some mystery celebrations s. SCole, Theoi Megaloi ’84, 114 n. 125.—B. 1052; 1054. DELG. EDNT. M-M. TW. Sv. -
6 ἀργός 1
ἀργός 1.Grammatical information: adj.Meaning: `shining white', also `quick, mobile' (Il.).Dialectal forms: Myc. podako \/ podargos\/? name of a cow; tomako \/ stomargos\/? (s. στόμα); tumako \/ thumargos\/ ?Compounds: First member ἀργι- in ἀργί-πους, ἀργι-κέραυνος, ἀργι-όδων etc., cf. Sktd. r̥ji- in r̥ji-pyá- (s. αἰγυπιός). ἀργιλίπης s.v. For ἀργιόπους· ἀετός, Μακεδόνες read ἀργίπους. As last member cf. πόδαργος `with quick feet'.Derivatives: ἀργᾶς, -ᾶ m. (Achae.), ἀργόλας m. (Suid.), type of snake. PN with regular accent shift Ἄργος m. (Od.; `quick', the dog of Odysseus) and Άργώ f. `the quick', name of the mythical ship (Od.). ἀργήεις s.s.v. ἀργής. On ἀργι- (s. comp.) ἀργινόεις (Β 647, 656); from here Άργινοῦσσαι. A neutr. s-stem in ἐν-αργής and in: 1. ἀργεσ-τής m. epithet of the southwind ( νότος, Il.), and the westwind ( Ζέφυρος, Hes.) `clear', also as name of the wind (with regular acc. shift) Άργέστης (Arist.); just for ἀργής Nic. Th. 592; 2. ἀργεννός \< *ἀργεσ-νός `shining white', an Aeolic form (Il.). On the t-stem ἀργής s.v.Origin: IE [Indo-European] [64] *h₂rǵ- `white'Etymology: Agrees with Skt. r̥jrá-, which points to *h₂rǵ-ro- \> *ἀργρος, which by dissimilation became ἀργός; ἀργι- agrees with Skt. r̥ji- (i: ro from a Caland-system). The root *-h₂(e)rǵ- is found in several languages: Lat. argentum (s. ἄργυρος), Skt. árjuna- `white, light', Toch. A ārki, B arkwi `white', Hitt. h̯arkiš `white, hell'. It is generally assumed that the meaning `white' and `quick' have the same source. S. ἄργεμον, ἀργής, ἄργυροςPage in Frisk: 1,132-133Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > ἀργός 1
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7 λευκόν
λευκόν, τό,4 τὰ λ. the whites of the eyes, Hp.Prog.2, Alex.222.9, cf. Arist.HA 492a1.5 τὰ λ. the menstrua alba of young girls, Id.GA 738a26, HA 581b2; more generally, Hp.Prorrh.1.80, Epid. 4.22.6 of a white formation in testaceans, Arist.HA 529a3. -
8 μαλ'
μᾱλί, μαλίς 2fem voc sgμᾱλά, μαλόςwhite: neut nom /voc /acc plμᾱλά̱, μαλόςwhite: fem nom /voc /acc dualμᾱλά̱, μαλόςwhite: fem nom /voc sg (doric aeolic)μᾱλέ, μαλόςwhite: masc voc sgμᾱλαί, μαλόςwhite: fem nom /voc plμᾱλί, μηλίςfem voc sg——————μᾶλα, μᾶλονneut nom /voc /acc plμᾶλα, μῆλον 2apple: neut nom /voc /acc pl -
9 φαληριόων
φαληριάωto be patched with white: pres part act masc voc sg (epic)φαληριάωto be patched with white: pres part act neut nom /voc /acc sg (epic)φαληριάωto be patched with white: pres part act masc nom sg (epic)φαληριάωto be patched with white: imperf ind act 3rd pl (epic)φαληριάωto be patched with white: imperf ind act 1st sg (epic) -
10 ψιμυθίω
ψιμύθιονwhite lead: neut nom /voc /acc dualψιμύθιονwhite lead: neut gen sg (doric aeolic)ψιμυθιόωpaint with white lead: pres imperat act 2nd sg (doric aeolic)ψιμυθιόωpaint with white lead: imperf ind act 3rd sg (doric aeolic)——————ψιμύθιονwhite lead: neut dat sg -
11 λευκαίνω
+ V 1-0-3-1-0=5 Lv 13,19; Is 1,18(bis); Jl 1,7; Ps 50(51),9A: to make white (metaph.), to make pure (sins) [τι] Is 1,18; to grow white Lv 13,19 P: to be or become white Ps 50(51),9ἐλεύκανεν κλήματα αὐτῆς its branches turned white (cpr. MT) or he made its branches white, he peeled its branches Jl 1,7(→ἐκλευκαίνω,,) -
12 Λευκοθέα
Λευκοθέᾱ, Λευκοθέαthe white goddess: fem nom /voc /acc dualΛευκοθέᾱ, Λευκοθέαthe white goddess: fem nom /voc sg (attic doric aeolic)——————Λευκοθέαι, Λευκοθέαthe white goddess: fem nom /voc plΛευκοθέᾱͅ, Λευκοθέαthe white goddess: fem dat sg (attic doric aeolic) -
13 φαληριώ
φαληριάωto be patched with white: pres imperat mp 2nd sgφαληριάωto be patched with white: pres subj act 1st sg (attic epic ionic)φαληριάωto be patched with white: pres ind act 1st sg (attic epic ionic)φαληριάωto be patched with white: imperf ind mp 2nd sg (homeric ionic) -
14 φαληριῶ
φαληριάωto be patched with white: pres imperat mp 2nd sgφαληριάωto be patched with white: pres subj act 1st sg (attic epic ionic)φαληριάωto be patched with white: pres ind act 1st sg (attic epic ionic)φαληριάωto be patched with white: imperf ind mp 2nd sg (homeric ionic) -
15 λευκαίνω
Aλελεύκασμαι Diph.Siph.
ap. Ath.2.54b, Orib.Fr.102:— make white,λεύκαινον ὕδωρ ξεστῇς ἐλάτῃσιν Od.12.172
;ἅλα ῥοθίοισι λ. E.Cyc.17
;ἐς γένυν ἕρπει λευκαίνων ὁ χρόνος Theoc.14.70
; plaster with whitening,λευκᾶναι τὰ λευκώματα Ephes.3p.148
:—[voice] Pass., to be or become white, Arist.GA 730a6, Sopat.8, A.R.1.545, Diph.Siph.l.c.; to be clarified, of oil, Orib.l.c.II [voice] Pass., have a sensation of whiteness, S.E.M.7.191, al.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > λευκαίνω
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16 φαληριάω
A to be patched with white, κύματα φαληριόωντα waves crested with white foam, Il.13.799; white with breakers,Lyc.
188:φ. στόρθυγξ
white with foam,Id.
491;λίθον λευκὰ φαληριόωντα App.Anth.3.79
(Posidipp.).Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > φαληριάω
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17 κύκνος
Grammatical information: m.Meaning: `swan' (Il.), also name of a ship, after the front-part (Nicostr. Com.), and an eye- salve, after the colour (Gal.; with κυκνάριον `id.', Ät., Gal.); also PN (Pi.).Derivatives: κύκνειος `belonging to Kyknos or the\/a swan' (Pi., S., hell.), f. - ῖτις (S., Redard Les noms grecs en - της 112); κυκνίας m. mame of a white eagle (Paus.; cf. κορακίας a.o., Chantraine Formation 94)Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [597] *ḱeuk- `lighten, be white'Etymology: Amply on κύκνος Thompson Birds s. v.; there also doubts on κυκνίας. Since Wood AmJPh 21, 179 as "the white one" (cf. on ἀλφός) connected with Skt. śócati `lighten, glow', šuk-rá- `light, hell, white'. (W.-)Hofmann s. cicōnia is rather (with Berneker and H. Petersson) inclined to assume an onomatopoet. origin (cf. Russ. kykъ `cry of a swan'). In κύδνος κύκνος H., after Specht Ursprung 121, 204, 229 old variation k: d, we have rather a hypercorrect writing after Lat. cycnus, cygnus (C-) = κύκνος, but also for Κύδνος (Schulze Kl. Schr. 700; cf. Schwyzer 208).Page in Frisk: 2,45-46Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > κύκνος
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18 αργεννά
ἀργεννόςwhite: neut nom /voc /acc pl (epic aeolic)ἀργεννά̱, ἀργεννόςwhite: fem nom /voc /acc dual (epic aeolic)ἀργεννά̱, ἀργεννόςwhite: fem nom /voc sg (epic doric aeolic) -
19 ἀργεννά
ἀργεννόςwhite: neut nom /voc /acc pl (epic aeolic)ἀργεννά̱, ἀργεννόςwhite: fem nom /voc /acc dual (epic aeolic)ἀργεννά̱, ἀργεννόςwhite: fem nom /voc sg (epic doric aeolic) -
20 αργινεφή
ἀργινεφήςclouded with white: neut nom /voc /acc pl (attic epic doric)ἀργινεφήςclouded with white: masc /fem /neut nom /voc /acc dual (doric aeolic)ἀργινεφήςclouded with white: masc /fem acc sg (attic epic doric)
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White blood cell — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
White brand — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
White brass — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
White campion — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English