ὀρείχαλκος

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Menander, Monostichoi, 59
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Full diacritics: ὀρείχαλκος Medium diacritics: ὀρείχαλκος Low diacritics: ορείχαλκος Capitals: ΟΡΕΙΧΑΛΚΟΣ
Transliteration A: oreíchalkos Transliteration B: oreichalkos Transliteration C: oreichalkos Beta Code: o)rei/xalkos

English (LSJ)

ὁ, Lat.

   A orichalcum (which by a false etym. was freq. written aurichalcum), mountain-copper, i.e. yellow copper ore, copper or brass made from it, h.Hom.6.9, Hes.Sc.122, Stesich.88, Ibyc. Oxy.1790.42, B.Fr.68 Bgk., Pl.Criti.114e, Arist.APo.92b22, Mir.834b25, Philostr.VA2.7,20; a mirror of it, Call.Lav.Pall.19 ; described by Theopomp. Hist.109 as a mixture of ψευδάργυρος and χαλκός.    II as Adj., = foreg., Suid.

German (Pape)

[Seite 372] ὁ, das lat. orichalcum oder aurichalcum, ein natürliches Erz u. daraus bereiteter Messing; H. h. 5, 9; Beinschienen sind daraus gemacht Hes. Sc. 122; τὸ γένος ἐκ τῆς γῆς ὀρυττόμενον ὀρειχάλκου, Plat. Critia. 114 e, vulg. ὀρείχαλκον; auch das künstlich gefertigte Messing, Sp. – Adjectivisch, von Messing, Suid.