μελαίνω
melaino
blacken, make black
Appears 17 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
μελαίνω (Act. not in or ), aor. 1 inf. μελᾶναι Mete. 371a23:—Pass., pf. μεμέλαμμαι ap. 10.36.1: aor. ἐμελάνθην Aj. 919; Ep. 3pl. μελάνθησαν Sc. 300: (μέλας):— A. blacken, make black, l. c., Pr. 966b22, Al. 472: metaph., μ. φράσιν use an obscure expression, 10.451c; μ. τὸ σαφές Pomp. 2:—Pass., μελαίνετο δὲ χρόα καλόν she had her fair skin stained black (i.e. with blood), Il. 5.354; μελανθὲν αἷμα l. c., cf. 18(1).33; of earth just turned up, ἡ δὲ μελαίνετʼ ὄπισθεν Il. 18.548; of ripening grapes, l. c.; of a newly-bearded chin, ib.167; αἱ λευκαὶ τρίχες ἐμελαίνοντο Plt. 270e; of hair, to be dyed black, Ec. 736; μεμελαμμένοι ὀδόντες Antyll.l.c. 2. Medic., cause μελασμός (q. v.), Aph. 5.20:—Pass., turn black, as a symptom of mortification, Art. 69, Fract. 11. 3. metaph., blacken, misrepresent, in Cael. 290.24. 4. Pass., receive an impression of blackness, M. 7.293. II. intr., = Pass., grow black, Ti. 83a, Ign. 50, AP 5.123 (), 2.517c.
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