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χαλκ-εών

chalkeon · ὁ

forge, smithy

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What it meant — LSJ

forge, smithy

forge, smithy, βῆ ῥʼ ἴμεν ἐς χαλκεῶνα [where εω must be pronounced as one syll.] Od. 8.273, cf. A.R. 3.41.

2 bar of wrought iron

bar of wrought iron, Lat. strictura, glossed φυσητήρ, χαλκεών (nisi leg. χαλκέων), Gloss.

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