χρῶμα

A. 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. διακεκναις μένος 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 1.3, complexion of heavenly bodies, Phld. D. 3.9, Vett. Val.107.26.