χλωρός
Alt. χλωρός, ποετ. χλοερός, ή, όν
Etym. χλόη
I. "greenish-yellow" (like young grass or leaves), "pale-green, light-green, green, grassy", Od., Soph., Eur.; σίτου ἔτι χλωροῦ ὄντος Thuc.
2. "yellow", of honey, Hom.; ἀμφὶ χλωρὰν ψάμαθον on the "yellow" sand, Soph.
II. generally, "pale, pallid, bleached", χλωρὸς ὑπαὶ δείους Il.;—then, as an epith. of fear, χλωρὸν δέος Hom.:— "yellow, pallid", of persons affected by the plague, Thuc.
III. without regard to colour, "green", i. e. "fresh", Od., Ar.
2. metaph. "fresh, living", χλωρὸν αἷμα Soph., Eur.; χλωρὸν δάκρυ, like θαλερὸν δάκρυ, "the fresh, bursting" tear, Eur.; χλ. μέλεα "fresh, young" limbs, Theocr.