χαλκεύς

chalkeus

coppersmith

Appears 5 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Cratylus 2
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388d4
389e2
Republic 2
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Book X 2
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601c8
601c11
Protagoras 1
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319d3

Dictionary (LSJ)

χαλκεύς, έως, ὁ: pl. χαλκεῖς, Att. -ῆς Ar. Av. 490 (anap.), Pl. R. 370d, Ep. -ῆες (v. infr.): acc. χαλκέας Id. Smp. 221e, R. 428d, χαλκεῖς Plu. 2.214a:—A. coppersmith, opp. τέκτων (joiner, Pl. R. 370d), ἣν [ἀσπίδα] χ. ἤλασεν Il. 12.295, etc.; μίτρη, τὴν χαλκῆες κάμον ἄνδρες 4.187,216. 2. generally, worker in metal, of a goldsmith, Od. 3.432; of a worker in iron. 9.391; hence later, blacksmith, smith (χαλκέας τοὺς τὸν σίδηρον ἐργαζομένους Arist. Po. 1461a29), Hdt. 1.68, Ar.l.c., X. HG 3.4.17; ἀνὴρ χ. Hdt. 4.200; χ. χαλκοῦ καὶ σιδήρου LXXGe. 4.22. II. John Dory, Zeus faber, Opp. H. 1.133, prob. in Arist. HA 535b18; distd. fr. χαλκίς, Ath. 7.328d.

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