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The Ancient Greek word for red is
ἐρυθρός





red



Translations for red and their definitions

ἐρυθρός
     1. adj. reddish, red
           ἄλλον δ’ ἐνθένδε χρυσὸν καὶ χαλκὸν ἐρυθρὸνἠδὲ γυναῖκας ἐϋζώνους πολιόν τε σίδηρονἄξομαι, - From there I will bring more gold and red bronze and fair-girdled women and much iron
           αὐτὰρ ἐγὼ σῖτον καὶ ὕδωρ καὶ οἶνον ἐρυθρὸνἐνθήσω μενοεικέ’, - And I'll put satisfying food and water and red wine on the boat
           εὑρήσεις δέ με πᾶσιν ἐπ’ ἔργμασιν ὥσπερ ἄπεφθονχρῡσὸν ἐρυθρὸν ἰδεῖν τρῑβόμενον βασάνῳ - You will find me in all my actions like refinedgold, red to the eye when rubbed against a touchstone


πυρρός
     1. adj. flame-coloured, yellowish-red
     2. adj. red-haired, redheaded
     3. adj. (in general) tawny
     4. adj. red
     5. adj. blushing, blush


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