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ὀνῠχ-ῐνος

onuchinos

made of onyx

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What it meant

ὀνῠχ-ῐνος · onych-inos — LSJ

made of onyx

made of onyx, IG 11(2).287 B 70 (Delos, iii B. C.), Posidon. 25 J., Plu. Ant. 58, etc.

2 like onyx, onyx-coloured

like onyx, Plin. HN 15.55 ; esp. onyx-coloured, of garments, POxy. 114.6 (ii/iii A. D.), 1026.10 (v A. D.) ; πρόβατα PGen. 68.6 (iv A. D.).

II made of

ὀνύχινον (sc. ἔλαιον), made of ὄνυξ III.5, Dsc. 1.54.2.

Where it came from

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