ὁλόχρυσος

See also: ολόχρυσος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

’λόχρουσος (’lókhrousos), ’λόχρυσος (’lókhrusos), ολόχρουσος (olókhrousos) — Koine, Byzantine

Etymology

ὅλος (hólos, “whole, entire, complete”) +‎ χρῡσός (khrūsós, “gold”)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ho.ló.kʰryː.sos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)oˈlo.kʰry.sos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /oˈlo.xry.sos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /oˈlo.xry.sos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /oˈlo.xri.sos/

Adjective

ὁλόχρυσος • (holókhrusos) m or f (neuter ὁλόχρυσον); second declension

made or consisting of pure solid gold; entirely golden
covered in a golden exterior; decorated with a whole surface of goldware; gilded; gold-plated
(of a fabric) completely woven with golden thread, like a cloth of gold
(Koine, Byzantine, of a manuscript) heavily illuminated with gold leaf, like a Codex Aureus
τα ’λόχρυσα βαγγέλια ― ta ’lókhrusa bangélia ― the golden gospels
(of a person) having a head full of blond hair; golden-haired; flaxen-haired; fair-haired; towheaded
(figurative) possessing goldlike value; hence dear, precious, valuable, beloved

Declension

Second declension of ὁλόχρῡσος; ὁλόχρῡσον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ὁλόχρῡσος holókhrūsos	ὁλόχρῡσον holókhrūson	ὁλοχρῡ́σω holokhrū́sō	ὁλοχρῡ́σω holokhrū́sō	ὁλόχρῡσοι holókhrūsoi	ὁλόχρῡσᾰ holókhrūsă
Genitive	ὁλοχρῡ́σου holokhrū́sou	ὁλοχρῡ́σου holokhrū́sou	ὁλοχρῡ́σοιν holokhrū́soin	ὁλοχρῡ́σοιν holokhrū́soin	ὁλοχρῡ́σων holokhrū́sōn	ὁλοχρῡ́σων holokhrū́sōn
Dative	ὁλοχρῡ́σῳ holokhrū́sōi	ὁλοχρῡ́σῳ holokhrū́sōi	ὁλοχρῡ́σοιν holokhrū́soin	ὁλοχρῡ́σοιν holokhrū́soin	ὁλοχρῡ́σοις holokhrū́sois	ὁλοχρῡ́σοις holokhrū́sois
Accusative	ὁλόχρῡσον holókhrūson	ὁλόχρῡσον holókhrūson	ὁλοχρῡ́σω holokhrū́sō	ὁλοχρῡ́σω holokhrū́sō	ὁλοχρῡ́σους holokhrū́sous	ὁλόχρῡσᾰ holókhrūsă
Vocative	ὁλόχρῡσε holókhrūse	ὁλόχρῡσον holókhrūson	ὁλοχρῡ́σω holokhrū́sō	ὁλοχρῡ́σω holokhrū́sō	ὁλόχρῡσοι holókhrūsoi	ὁλόχρῡσᾰ holókhrūsă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ὁλοχρῡ́σως holokhrū́sōs		ὁλοχρῡσότερος holokhrūsóteros		ὁλοχρῡσότᾰτος holokhrūsótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: ολόχρυσος (olóchrysos)