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ὀρυκτός

ὀρυκτός, formed by digging

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ὀρυκτὸν masculine accusative singular, neuter nominative singular, neuter vocative singular, neuter accusative singular of ὀρυκτός

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ὀρυκ-τός, ή, όν,
  • dug, formed by digging, τάφρον ὑπερθορέονται ὀρυκτήν Il. 8.179, al., cf. X. An. 1.7.14; opp. a natural channel, στόματα, opp. ἰθαγενέα, Hdt. 2.17; λίμνη ib. 149; τάφος E. Tr. 1153; εἴσοδοι X. An. 4.5.25; ἀποθῆκαι ὀ. ὑπόγειοι Plu. Amat. 2.770e.
    • II dug out, quarried, of stone or metal, τὰ ὀ., opp. τὰ μεταλλευτά, Arist. Mete. 378a20; ὀ. χρυσός Plb. 34.10.10; ἅλες Gal. 11.694; ἅλς Dsc. 5.109; ἰχθῦς ὀ. fish taken by digging in sand, such as sand-eels, Arist. Mir. 835b16, Thphr. Fr. 171.7, cf. Ath. 8.331c, Archestr. Fr. 22.

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