ἄργυρος

English (LSJ)

ὁ, (ἀργός A)

   A white metal, i.e. silver, ἐξ Ἀλύβης ὅθεν ἀργύρου ἐστὶ γενέθλη Il.2.857; so πηγὴ ἀργύρου A.Pers.238, etc.; ἄ. κοῖλος silver plate, Theopomp.Hist.283a, Arist.Oec.1350b23, etc.    2 ἄ. χυτός quicksilver, Id.de An.406b19, Mete.385b4, Thphr.Lap.60.    II = ἀργύριον, silver-money, generally, money, A.Supp.935; ἐπ' ἀργύρῳ γε τὴν ψυχὴν προδούς S.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.