μόλυβδος
μόλυβδος,
ὁ (
ἡ, v. infr. III.
2 ),
2). circular piece of lead for drawing ruled lines, AP 6.67 ( Jul. Aeg.).
2). μ., =
μολυβδίς 3 ,
Ammon. Diff. p.120 V.—Acc. to
EM 590.8 ,
μόλυβδος and
μόλιβος, with their respective derivs., are the correct forms, and this is corroborated by the earlier Inscrr. and Pap.; but later Inscrr., Pap., and codd. show much variation in spelling in derivs.; cf.
βόλιμος, περιβολιβόω. (Prob. a foreign word like the cogn. Lat.
plumbum.)
ShortDef
lead
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
μόλυβδος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μολυβδος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-68379
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">μόλυβδος</span>, <span class="foreign greek">ὁ </span>(<span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, v. infr. III. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:2/canonical-url/"> 2 </a>), <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lead</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0261.tlg001:64" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0261.tlg001:64/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Simon.</span> 64 </a> (dub.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:56" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.56/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 3.56 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:93" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.93/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 1.93 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 12.371.12 </span>,<span class="bibl"> 22.1666.30 </span>,al., <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PCair.Zen.</span> 386r </span> (iii B.C.), etc.; <span class="quote greek">τηκτὸς μ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg006.perseus-grc1:267" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg006.perseus-grc1:267/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Andr.</span> 267 </a> , etc. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">plumbago</span>, used as a test of gold, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thgn.</span> 417 </span>,<span class="bibl"> 1105 </span>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:349a:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg026:349a.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mete.</span> 349a2 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">circular piece of lead for drawing ruled lines,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">AP</span> 6.67 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Jul.</span> </span> Aeg.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> = <span class="ref greek">μολύβδιον</span> II, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg036:2:132" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg036:2.132/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mul.</span> 2.132 </a>,al. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">μ., </span> = <span class="ref greek">μολυβδίς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg036:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg036:3/canonical-url/"> 3 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0708.tlg001:p.120" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0708.tlg001:p.120/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ammon.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Diff.</span> p.120 </a> V.—Acc. to <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4099.tlg001:590:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4099.tlg001:590.8/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">EM</span> 590.8 </a>, <span class="foreign greek">μόλυβδος</span> and <span class="foreign greek">μόλιβος</span>, with their respective derivs., are the correct forms, and this is corroborated by the earlier Inscrr. and Pap.; but later Inscrr., Pap., and codd. show much variation in spelling in derivs.; cf. <span class="foreign greek">βόλιμος, περιβολιβόω</span>. (Prob. a foreign word like the cogn. Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">plumbum.</span>)</div> </div><br><br>'}