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ἄργυ^ρος , , (ἀργός A)
A.white metal, i.e. silver,ἐξ Ἀλύβης ὅθεν ἀργύρου ἐστὶ γενέθληIl.2.857; so “πηγὴ ἀργύρουA.Pers.238, etc.; “. κοῖλοςsilver plate, Theopomp.Hist.283a, Arist.Oec.1350b23, etc.
2.. χυτόςquicksilver, Id.de An.406b19, Mete.385b4, Thphr.Lap.60.
II. = ἀργύριον, silver-money, generally, money, A.Supp.935; “ἐπ᾽ ἀργύρῳ γε τὴν ψυχὴν προδούςS.Ant.322; εἴ τι μὴ ξὺν ἀργύρῳ ἐπράσσετ᾽ by bribery, Id.OT124; in later Prose, coupled with χρυσός, Ev.Matt. 10.9, Alciphr.2.3.
III. = λινόζωστος ἄρρην, Ps.-Dsc.4.189.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (6):
    • Aeschylus, Persians, 238
    • Aeschylus, Suppliant Maidens, 935
    • Homer, Iliad, 2.857
    • New Testament, Matthew, 10.9
    • Sophocles, Antigone, 322
    • Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus, 124
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