A.blood, Il. 1.303, etc.; “φόνος α ἵματος” 16.162; “ψ υ χ ῆς ἄκρατον α ἷμ α ” S.El.786: in pl., streams of blood, A.Ag.1293, S.Ant. 121, E.El.1172, Alc.496.
2. of anything like blood, “Βακχίου” Tim. Fr.7; “α ἷ. σταφυλῆς” LXXSi.39.26, cf. App.Anth.3.166 (Procl.).
3. with collat. meaning of spirit, courage, “ο ὐκ ἔχ ω ν α ἷμ α ” pale, spiritless Aeschin.3.160; “τ ο ὺς α ἷμ α φάσκοντας τ ὴν ψυχήν” Arist.de An. 405b4.
II. bloodshcd, murder, A.Ch.520, S.OT101; ὅμαιμον α ἷ. a kinsman's murder, A.Supp.449; ε ἴργασται μ η τ ρ ῷο ν α ἷ. E.Or. 285, cf. 406; α ἶ. πράττειν ib.1139; “α ἷμ α συγγενὲς κτείνας” S.Fr.799.3; α ἷμ α τραγοκτόνον shedding of goat's blood, E.Ba.139; ἐφ ᾽ α ἵματι φεύγειν to avoid trial for murder by going into exile, SIG58 (Milet., V B.C.), D.21.105; “α ἷμ α συγγενὲς φεύγων” E.Supp.148: pl. in this sense, A.Ch.66,650, freq. in E., never in S.; α ἵματασύγγονα brothers' corpses, E.Ph.1502:—concrete, νεακόνητον α ἷ. keen-edged death, i. e. a sword, S.El.1394 (expl. by μάχαιρα, Hsch.).
III. blood relationship, kin, “α ἷ. τ ε κ α ὶ γένος” Od.8.583; “α ἵματός ε ἰς ἀγαθοῖο ” 4.611; “οΐ σ ῆς ἐξ α ἵματός ε ἰσ ι γενέθλης” Il.19.111; τ ὸ α ἷ. τινος his blood or origin, Pi.N.11.34; α ἷ. ἐμφύλιον incestuous kinship, S.OT1406; “τ ο ὺς π ρ ὸς α ἵματος” Id.Aj.1305, cf. Arist.Pol.1262a11; μ η τ ρ ὸς τ ῆς ἐμ ῆς ἐν α ἵματι akin to her by blood, A.Eu.606, cf. Th.141; “ἀφ ᾽ α ἵματος ὑμετέρου” S.OC245.
