λευκός
Alt. λευκός, ή, όν
Etym. from Root ΛΥΚ
I. "light, bright, brilliant", of sun light, Hom., Soph.; and of metallic surfaces, λέβης Il.; also, λ. γαλήνη a "glassy" calm, Od.; of water, generally, "bright, limpid", Hom., Eur.
2. metaph. "clear, plain, distinct", of authors, Anth.
II. of colour, "white", Hom., etc.; λ. ἅρμα ῀ λεύκιππον, Eur.
2. of the skin, "white, fair", Hom., Trag.; with a notion of "bare", πούς Eur., cf. λευκόπους:—later, as a mark of effeminacy, "blanched, white, pale", Ar., Xen.:— λευκαὶ φρένες in Pind. may be "pale with envy, envious."
3. λ. χρυσός, "pale" gold, i. e. gold alloyed with silver (prob. the same as ἤλεκτρον), opp. to χρυσὸς ἄπεφθος, Hdt.
4. λευκὸν ἦμαρ νυκτὸς ἐκ μελαγχίμου a "bright" day after a night of mourning, Aesch.