μεταλλεύω

metalleuo

get by mining

Appears 6 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Meteorology 3
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Book III 1
Chapter 6 377a29–378b6

378a27
Book IV 2
Chapter 8 384b24–385b5

384b32

Chapter 10 388a10–389a23

388a13
On Generation and Corruption 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 9 326b29–327a29

326b35
Politics 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 11 1258b9–1259a36

1258b32
Sense and Sensibilia 1
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Chapter 5 442b27–445b2

443a17

Dictionary (LSJ)

μεταλλεύω, A. get by mining, χαλκόν LXX De. 8.9; χρυσοῖο γενέθλην D.P. 1114:—Pass., to be got by mining, of metals, Pl. Plt. 288d, Arist. Mete. 378a27, Pol. 1258b32. 2. abs., mine, οἱ μεταλλεύοντες Ph. Bel. 99.13, D.S. 5.37, Luc. Cont. 11; Λαμψακηνοῖς μ. work in mines for the L., Polyaen. 2.1.26 (-ηνοί codd., i. e. condemn to labour in mines): c. acc. cogn., πᾶν μεταλλεύων γνύθος Lyc. 485. 3. carry on mining operations, of besiegers, D.S. 18.70: also c. acc. cogn., μ. τὰς ὑπονόμους σήραγγας D.H. 4.44, cf. Polyaen. 7.11.5. 4. undermine, τείχη J. AJ 17.10.3. 5. explore, AP 6.302 (Leon.), Nic. Th. 672; μ. τὴν ἔρευναν Porph. Marc. 26. II. = μεταλλάσσω, pervert, ῥεμβασμὸς ἐπιθυμίας μ. νοῦν ἄκακον LXX Wi. 4.12:—Pass., to be converted, εἰς πάντα ib.16.25.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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