ἄργυρος
argyros
white metal
Appears 21 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἄργυρος, ὁ, (ἀργός A) A. white metal, i.e. silver, ἐξ Ἀλύβης ὅθεν ἀργύρου ἐστὶ γενέθλη Il. 2.857; so πηγὴ ἀργύρου Pers. 238, etc.; ἄ. κοῖλος silver plate, 283a, Oec. 1350b23, etc. 2. ἄ. χυτός quicksilver, de An. 406b19, Mete. 385b4, Lap. 60. II. = ἀργύριον, silver-money, generally, money, Supp. 935; ἐπʼ ἀργύρῳ γε τὴν ψυχὴν προδούς Ant. 322; εἴ τι μὴ ξὺν ἀργύρῳ ἐπράσσετʼ by bribery, OT 124; in later Prose, coupled with χρυσός, Ev.Matt. 10.9, 2.3. III. = λινόζωστος ἄρρην, Ps.- 4.189.
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