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From LSJ

Σοφῷ παρ' ἀνδρὶ (Σοφοῦ παρ' ἀνδρὸς) πρῶτος εὑρέθη λόγος → Apud sapientem inventa est ratio primitus → Bei einem weisen Mann fand man zuerst Vernunft

Menander, Monostichoi, 487

English (Strong)

a primitive root; to fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively): cast, (re-)fine(-er), founder, goldsmith, melt, pure, purge away, try.