A.“μελᾶναι” Arist. Mete.371a23:—Pass., pf. “μεμέλαμμαι” Antyll. ap. Orib.10.36.1: aor. “ἐμελάνθην” S.Aj.919; Ep. 3pl. “μελάνθησαν” Hes.Sc.300: (μέλας):— blacken, make black, Arist. l. c., Pr.966b22, Nic.Al.472: metaph., μ. φράσιν use an obscure expression, Ath.10.451c; “μ. τὸ σαφές” D.H. Pomp.2:—Pass., μελαίνετο δὲ χρόα καλόν she had her fair skin stained black (i.e. with blood), Il.5.354; “μελανθὲν αἷμα” S. l. c., cf. Gal.18(1).33; of earth just turned up, “ἡ δὲ μελαίνετ᾽ ὄπισθεν” Il.18.548; of ripening grapes, Hes. l. c.; of a newly-bearded chin, ib.167; “αἱ λευκαὶ τρίχες ἐμελαίνοντο” Pl.Plt.270e; of hair, to be dyed black, Ar.Ec.736; μεμελαμμένοι ὀδόντες Antyll.l.c.
2. Medic., cause μελασμός (q. v.), Hp.Aph.5.20:—Pass., turn black, as a symptom of mortification, Id.Art.69, Fract.11.
3. metaph., blacken, misrepresent, Simp. in Cael.290.24.
4. Pass., receive an impression of blackness, S.E.M. 7.293.