Lexical Definition
Χλόη Chlóē (khlo'-ay) Chloe N:N-F-P
feminine of apparently a primary word
Chloe.
- "green"
- Chloë, a Christian female
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| χλόησ | of tender shoots | LXX.Job.38.27 • LXX.Ps.23.2 • LXX.Ps.37.2 |
| χλόην | tender shoots | LXX.Ps.104.14 • LXX.Ps.147.8 |
| χλόη | tender shoots | LXX.2Kgs.19.26 • LXX.Ps.90.5 |
| χλοή | tender shoots | LXX.Dan.4.15 • LXX.Dan.4.23 |
Abbott-Smith
Χλόη, -ης, ἡ (i.e. tender foliage),
Chloe: I Co 1:11.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Corinthians | 1:11 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
Χλόη, ἡ,
Ionic dialect χλοίη [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Doric dialect χλόα, ας [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— the first green shoot of plants in spring, ναὶ μὰ μήκωνος Χλόην [Refs 7th c.BC+]; especially young green corn or grass, [Χλόην νέμεσθαι [prev. author] “Ba.” 735; ποτὰ τὰ ἀπὸ χλοίης 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus ">Refs 5th c.BC+] [same place]; opposed to καρποί, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Χλόης γενομένης ἀπὸ τοῦ σπέρματος, of the corn when it first springs up, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν τῇ χ., opposed to ἐν τοῖς σπέρμασιν, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 poetry, young verdure of trees, foliage, χ. ἀμπέλου [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 juice of green shoots, χ. ἐλαίας [Refs 2nd c.BC+] is probably falsa lectio for{σαύρου χολῇ} in [Refs]
__4 vegetables, herbs, greens, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II epithet of Demeter, Verdant, from the young corn, worshipped in Attica, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; also Χλόη alone, [Refs 5th c.BC+]. (Perh. cognate with Lithuanian [zcirc]élti 'to be green, grow', Latin holus.)