mine

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

adj.

P. and V. ἐμός, in V. sometimes use ἀμός (lit. our). subs. 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., Pers. 238). Underground passage: P. ὑπόνομος, ὁ (Thuc. 2, 76). v. trans. P. μεταλλεύειν. Undermine: Ar. and P. διορύσσειν.