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χρυσορύκτης

From LSJ

Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.

Valerius Maximus, De Factis Dictisque
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Full diacritics: χρῡσορύκτης Medium diacritics: χρυσορύκτης Low diacritics: χρυσορύκτης Capitals: ΧΡΥΣΟΡΥΚΤΗΣ
Transliteration A: chrysorýktēs Transliteration B: chrysoryktēs Transliteration C: chrysoryktis Beta Code: xrusoru/kths

English (LSJ)

χρυσορύκτου, ὁ, golddigger, Glossaria.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1382] ὁ, Goldgräber, Sp.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

χρῡσορύκτης: -ου, ὁ, ὁ ὀρύττων, ἐξάγων ἐκ τῆς γῆς χρυσόν, Γλωσσ.

Greek Monolingual

ὁ, ΜΑ
αυτός που εξάγει από τη γη χρυσό.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < χρυσ(ο)- + ὀρυκτης (< ὀρύσσω), πρβλ. φρεατορύκτης].

Translations

gold digger

Bulgarian: златотърсач; Chinese Mandarin: 淘金者; Danish: guldgraver; Esperanto: orserĉisto, orfosisto; Finnish: kullankaivaja; French: chercheur d'or; German: Goldgräber, Goldgräberin; Greek: χρυσοθήρας; Ancient Greek: χρυσοθήρας, χρυσορύκτης, χρυσωρύχος; Hungarian: aranyásó; Italian: cercatore d'oro; Norwegian Bokmål: gullgraver; Nynorsk: gullgravar; Polish: poszukiwacz złota; Russian: золотоискатель, старатель; Spanish: excavador de oro, excavadora de oro; Swedish: guldgrävare