χρῴζω

chrozo

Appears 22 times across Aristotle's works.

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Topics 13
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Book II 3
Chapter 2 109a34–110a22

109b3
109b8
109b10
Book V 10
Chapter 3 130b38–132a21

131b34
131b35

Chapter 5 134a5–135b6

134a23
134a24
134b12

Chapter 8 137b14–138b26

137b18
137b19
137b20
138a15
138a18
On Colours 5
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Chapter 3 792b33–794a15

793a24
793b23
Chapter 5 794b12–797a32

795a27
796a23
Chapter 6 797a33–799b20

797b28
Meteorology 2
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Book III 2
Chapter 1 370b3–371b17

371a24

Chapter 4 373a32–375b15

375a6
De Anima 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 6 418a7–25

418a16
De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 1
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Chapter 50 834a6–11

834a8

Dictionary (LSJ)

χρῴζω, E. Ph. 1625, Alex. 141.9, Arist. Mir. 834a8, later χρώννῡμι, χρωννύω (qq.v.): fut. χρώσω Hsch.: aor. ἔχρωσα Arist. Mete. 371a24, Luc. Im. 7, etc.: pf. κέχρωκα (ἐπι-) Plu. 2.395d:—Pass., fut. χρωσθήσομαι Gal. 1.278, 9.394: aor. ἐχρώσθην Pl. Tht. 156e, etc.: pf. κέχρωσμαι Hp. Epid. 7.17, E. Med. 497, etc.: plpf. ἐκέχρωστο Alciphr. Fr. 6.17:— A. = χροΐζω, touch the surface of a body, and generally, touch, γόνατα μὴ χρῴζειν ἐμά E. Ph. 1625. 2. tinge, stain, ἔχρωσε μέν, ἔκαυσε δʼ οὔ Arist. Mete. 371a24, etc.; τὸ καλὸν χρῶμα δευσοποιῷ χρῴζομεν Alex.l. c.; πόσον αἷμα τὴν γῆν ἔχρωσεν; Lib. Or. 42.41; εὖ χ. gives a good complexion, Orib. Syn. 5.23:—Pass., Arist. Col. 793b23, Mete. 375a6, Zos.Alch.p.171B.; ὑπὸ τοῦ ἡλίου Luc. Anach. 25; κεστρεὺς χρωσθείς browned in frying, Antiph. 217.11; ὑπόξανθος τοῖς φύλλοις ἐκέχρωστο αὐγή Alciphr. l.c.; of the moon, χρωσθεῖσα φύσιν πολυκαμπέα Alex.Eph. ap. Theo Sm. p.140H.; of the tongue, Gal. 9.394; τὰ μέλανα (sc. διαχωρήματα) ὑπὸ μελαίνης χολῆς . . χρῴζεται Id. 18(2).142. 3. taint, defile, αἵματι παλάμαν APl. 16.138, cf. Porph. Antr. 11:—Pass., metaph., μάτην κεχρώσμεθα κακοῦ πρὸς ἀνδρός E. Med. 497; of air, to be infected, μιάσμασιν Hp. Flat. 6. 4. metaph. of an author, paint, ἔχρωσα . . κατηφεῖ χρώματι τὰ νάματα Him. Ecl. 12.7.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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