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μεταλλ-εύω

metalleuo

get by mining

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μεταλλ-εύω · metall-euō — LSJ

get by mining, to be got by mining

get by mining, χαλκόν LXX De. 8.9; χρυσοῖο γενέθλην D.P. 1114:—Pass., to be got by mining, of metals, Pl. Plt. 288d, Arist. Mete. 378a27, Pol. 1258b32.

2 mine, work in mines, condemn to labour in mines

abs., mine, οἱ μεταλλεύοντες Ph. Bel. 99.13, D.S. 5.37, Luc. Cont. 11; Λαμψακηνοῖς μ. work in mines for the L., Polyaen. 2.1.26 (-ηνοί codd., i.e. condemn to labour in mines): c. acc. cogn., πᾶν μεταλλεύων γνύθος Lyc. 485.

3 carry on mining operations

carry on mining operations, of besiegers, D.S. 18.70: also c. acc. cogn., μ. τὰς ὑπονόμους σήραγγας D.H. 4.44, cf. Polyaen. 7.11.5.

4 undermine

undermine, τείχη J. AJ 17.10.3.

5 explore

explore, AP 6.302 (Leon.), Nic. Th. 672; μ. τὴν ἔρευναν Porph. Marc. 26.

II pervert, to be converted

= μεταλλάσσω, pervert, ῥεμβασμὸς ἐπιθυμίας μ. νοῦν ἄκακον LXX Wi. 4.12:—Pass., to be converted, εἰς πάντα ib. 16.25.

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