pyropus

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ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

pyrōpus: i, m., = πυρωπός (fire-colored),
I a metallic mixture, gold - bronze, bronze, Plin. 34, 8, 20, § 94; Lucr. 2, 803; Prop. 4 (5), 10, 21; Ov. M. 2, 2.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

pўrōpus, ī, m. (πυρωπός), pyrope, alliage de cuivre et d’or : Plin. 34, 94 ; Lucr. 2, 803 ; Prop. 4, 10, 21 ; Ov. M. 2, 2.

Latin > German (Georges)

pyrōpus, ī, m. (πυρωπός, feuerfarbig), eine aus drei Teilen Erz (aes) u. einem Teile Gold zusammengesetzte Metallmischung, etwa Goldbronze, s. Plin. 34, 94. Lucr. 2, 803. Prop. 4, 10, 21. Ov. met. 2, 2.

Latin > English

pyropus pyropi N M :: alloy of gold and bronze; red precious stone