make of copper, bronze, of metal, forge, work, on the anvil, to be wrought, forged, are being forged
make of copper or bronze or (generally) of metal, forge, δαίδαλα πολλά Il. 18.400; ξίφος S. Aj. 1034, etc.; τὸν χαλκέα αὐτὸν χ. work him on the anvil, Pl. Euthd. 301d: metaph., ἀψευδεῖ πρὸς ἄκμονι χάλκευε γλῶσσαν Pi. P. 1.86: in Med. sense, πέδας χαλκεύεται αὑτῷ Thgn. 539; χαλκεύεσθε μηνίσκους φορεῖν Ar. Av. 1114 (troch.); ἐχαλκεύσατο κράνη . . ὁλοσίδηρα Plu. Cam. 40:—Pass., to be wrought or forged, ἐξ ἀδάμαντος ἢ σιδάρου κεχάλκευται Pi. Fr. 123.4; ἀφʼ ὁπόσων ταλάντων κεχ. at the cost of . . , L
II to be a smith, the smithʼs art
abs., to be a smith, Ar. Pl. 163, 513 (anap.), Th. 3.88, Pl. R. 396a; τὸ χαλκεύειν the smithʼs art, X. Mem. 4.2.22.