1. μέταλλον · metallon — Beekes
mine, quarry
The corpus record
μέταλλον
metallon
mine, quarry
Figures and citations on this page are drawn from the audited corpus; none are written from memory.
Distribution
- Ways and Means 7 · 18.31/10k
- Against Pantaenetus 5 · 13.43/10k
- Against Boeotus 2 2 · 5.15/10k
- Against Phaenippus 1 · 4.51/10k
- Athenian Constitution 3 · 1.84/10k
- Knights 1 · 1.13/10k
- Wasps 1 · 1.03/10k
- Birds 1 · 0.94/10k
- Histories 13 · 0.71/10k
- Machabaeorum I 1 · 0.57/10k
- On the False Embassy 1 · 0.43/10k
- History 5 · 0.33/10k
Densest 12 of 13 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. μέταλλον · metallon — Chantraine
n
3. μέταλλον · metallon — Frisk
n
4. μέταλλον · metallon — Frisk
Mit μεταλλάω als einem urspr
5. μέταλλον · metallon — LSJ
mine, quarry
Attestations
- μετάλλων · metallōn Herodotus, Histories 3.57.1 (DIORISIS sentence 3285)
- μέταλλον · metallon Herodotus, Histories 4.185.2 (DIORISIS sentence 5248)
- μέταλλον · metallon Herodotus, Histories 5.17.2 (DIORISIS sentence 5466)
- μέταλλον · metallon Herodotus, Histories 5.17.2 (DIORISIS sentence 5466)
- μέταλλα · metalla Herodotus, Histories 5.23.2 (DIORISIS sentence 5508)
- μετάλλων · metallōn Herodotus, Histories 6.46.2 (DIORISIS sentence 6420)
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Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan p. 988; entry #4041 Review: Under source audit
- scan p. 707; entry #5234 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 1188-1189; entry #3843 Review: Under source audit
The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.
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