μεταλλεία

metalleia

searching for metals

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Laws 2
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Book VI 1
Chapter ?

761c1
Book VIII 1
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842d4
Critias 1
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114e2

Dictionary (LSJ)

μεταλλεία, ἡ, A. searching for metals and the like, mining, Pl. Criti. 114e, Lg. 842d (pl.), Str. 3.2.9, al.: in pl., concrete, mines, Id. 3.2.3. 2. mining operations in a siege, D.S. 16.74. 3. underground channel, Pl. Lg. 761c. 4. metaph., μεγαλόδωρος ἡ μ. τοῦ ἀληθοῦς Max.Tyr. 17.2.

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