The Ancient Greek word for red is
ἐρυθρός
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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