λευκός

λευκός, ή, όν, 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. II.3; αἰθήρ E. Andr. 1228 (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 AP 11.347 (Phil.): prov., λευκὸς Ἑρμῆς, when a rogue was detected, Macar. 5.53. Adv. -κῶς, πάντα φαίνειν, of Hermes, Corn. ND 16: 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 λεύκʼ 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, OGI 219.36 (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; θρίξ S. Ant. 1092; 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. HG 3.4.19; 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 PSI 9.1094.39; variously expld. in Phylarch. 83 J., Plu. Per. 27; ἡ λ. ψῆφος the vote of acquittal, Luc. Harm. 3, cf. Hsch. III. λεύκη, ἡ, λευκόν, τό, as Subst., v. sub vocc. (Cogn. with Lat. lux, etc.)