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ἤλεκτρον
ἤλεκτρον ἤλεκτρον, ου, τό, electron, a word sometimes used to denote amber, as prob. in Hom., Hes. and Hdt.;—sometimes pale gold, a compound of 1 part of silver to 4 of gold, Soph., etc.—In Ar. ἐκπιπτουσῶν τῶν ἠλέκτρων, the ἤλεκτροι are prob. the pegs of the lyre made of or inlaid with electron. deriv. uncertain

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electron

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Headword:
ἤλεκτρον
Headword (normalized):
ἤλεκτρον
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ηλεκτρον
Intro Text:
ἤλεκτρον ἤλεκτρον, ου, τό, electron, a word sometimes used to denote amber, as prob. in Hom., Hes. and Hdt.;—sometimes pale gold, a compound of 1 part of silver to 4 of gold, Soph., etc.—In Ar. ἐκπιπτουσῶν τῶν ἠλέκτρων, the ἤλεκτροι are prob. the pegs of the lyre made of or inlaid with electron. deriv. uncertain
IDX:
14633
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n14643
Key:
h)/lektron

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