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ἀμμόχρυσος

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Ἓν οἶδα, ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα → I know only one thing, that I know nothing | all I know is that I know nothing.

Diogenes Laertius, Lives of the Philosophers, Book 2 sec. 32.
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Full diacritics: ἀμμόχρῡσος Medium diacritics: ἀμμόχρυσος Low diacritics: αμμόχρυσος Capitals: ΑΜΜΟΧΡΥΣΟΣ
Transliteration A: ammóchrysos Transliteration B: ammochrysos Transliteration C: ammochrysos Beta Code: a)mmo/xrusos

English (LSJ)

ὁ, gem resembling

   A sand veined with gold, Plin.HN37.188.

German (Pape)

[Seite 126] ὁ (Sandgold), ein Edelstein, Plin. 27, 1 l.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἀμμόχρῡσος: ὁ, εἶδος πολυτίμου λίθου παρεμφεροῦς ὄγκῳ ἄμμου μετὰ χρυσῶν φλεβῶν, Πλίν. 27. 11.

Spanish (DGE)

-ου, ὁ gema que parece veteada de oro Plin.HN 37.188, Isid.Etym.16.15.5.