χρυσοχοέω
χρυσοχοέω, to work in gold, work as a goldsmith
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χρυσοχοεῖ Verb: present middle-passive indicative 2nd singular, Verb: present active indicative 3rd singular of χρυσοχοέω
χρῡσοχο-έω,
- follow the trade of goldsmith, Ar. Pl. 164, X. Oec. 18.9.
- II smelt ore in order to extract gold from it: hence prov. of those who fail in any speculation, as the Athenians in their attempts to extract gold from their silver-ores, Pl. R. 450b, cf. Din. Fr. 6.13, Harp.
χρυσοχοέω-οῶ [ῡ]
1 fondre l’or : prov. σὺ δ’ ᾤου χρυσοχοήσειν, Harp. vo χρ. t. 1, p. 464 Leutsch, Corpus parœmiographorum græcorum, tu croyais que tu allais fondre de l’or, c. à d. faire merveille ||
2 p. ext. travailler l’or, être orfèvre, joaillier, Ar. Pl. 164 ; Xén. Œc. 18, 9.
Étym. χρυσοχόος.
χρυσοχοέω, [ῡ], ein Goldgießer od. Goldarbeiter sein, Gold ausschmelzen, bearbeiten ; Xen. Oec. 18.9 ; Ar. Plut. 164 ; sprichwörtlich σὺ δʼ ᾤου χρυσοχοήσειν, du meintest Gold zu gewinnen, wie wir sagen du versprachst dir goldene Berge, von Einem, der Großes auszuführen meint u. am Ende Nichts zu Stande bringt, Harp.; vgl. Plat. Rep. V.450b u. Schneid. Xen. Vect. 4.15.
χρυσοχοέω
χρῡσοχοέω,
fut. -ήσω
from χρῡσοχόος
- Ito work in gold, work as a goldsmith, Ar., Xen.
- IIto smelt ore in order to get gold from it; whence χρυσοχοεῖν was used proverb. of those who fail in any tempting speculation, Plat.