mine

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

adjective

P. and V. ἐμός, in V. sometimes use ἀμός (lit. our).

substantive

Ar. and P. μέταλλον, τό, ἐργαστήριον, τό.

silver mines: P. ἀργύρεια μέταλλα, τά, ἔργα ἀργύρεια, τά, or ἀργύρεια, τά alone.

a mine of silver: V. ἀργύρου πηγή (Aesch., Persae 238).

underground passage: P. ὑπόνομος, ὁ (Thuc. 2, 76).

verb transitive

P. μεταλλεύειν.

undermine: Ar. and P. διορύσσειν.