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χρωμένου (chromenou)

χρωμένου is an Ancient Greek form of χράω, meaning “to declare (an oracle); to lend; (mid.) use”.

It can also be a form of χράομαι, “to use, make use of; consult”. It is the present middle/passive participle genitive singular masculine.

It can also be a form of χραύω, “graze, wound slightly”.

Found 40 times in the Ancient Greek texts on Socratos.

Where it is used

Plutarch, Pericles 5.2: λοιδορούμενος γοῦν ποτε καὶ κακῶς ἀκούων ὑπό τινος τῶν βδελυρῶν καὶ ἀκολάστων ὅλην ἡμέραν ὑπέμεινε σιωπῇ κατʼ ἀγοράν, ἅμα τι τῶν ἐπειγόντων καταπραττόμενος· ἑσπέρας δʼ ἀπῄει κοσμίως οἴκαδε παρακολουθοῦντος τοῦ ἀνθρώπου καὶ πάσῃ χρωμένου βλασφημίᾳ πρὸς αὐτόν.

All forms of χράω (conjugation table)

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Liddell-Scott-Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.