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ἀργυρίτης

ἀργυρίτης, of or belonging to silver

ἀργῠρ-ίτης, ου, ὁ, fem. ἀργῠρ-ῖτις, ιδος, ἡ,
  • of or belonging to silver, γῆ containing silver-ore, Posidon. 48, cf. Gal. 12.184; ψάμμος Dsc. 5.94; βῶλος Plb. 34.9.10; more freq. ἀργυρῖτις, ἡ, as Subst., silver-ore, φλὲψ ἀργυρίτιδος X. Vect. 1.5, cf. 4.4; κατεργασάμενος τὴν ἀ. Docum. ap. D. 37.28; also a form of λιθάργυρος, Dsc. 5.87.
    • II of or for money, ἀγὼν ἀργυρίτης a contest in which the prize was money (cf. στεφανίτης), Plu. Praec. 2.820d, Lync. ap. Ath. 13.584c.
      • 2 a moneyed man, AB 442.
      • 3 fem. -ῖτις, = λινόζωστις ἄρρην, Ps.-Dsc. 4.189.

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