χ29Χάλκεος
brazen
[Meaning] strong, firm. Also [sc. attested is the phrase] 'in a brazen jar'. Homer [writes]: "in a brazen jar was he bound for thirteen months." That is, with a bond strong and indissoluble. Alternatively there was a…
Χάλκεος· ἰσχυρός, στερεός. καὶ Χαλκέῳ κεράμῳ· Ὅμηρος· χαλκέῳ δ' ἐν κεράμῳ δέδετο τρισκαίδεκα μῆνας. ἤγουν δεσμῷ ἰσχυρῷ καὶ δυσλύτῳ. ἢ πόλις καλεῖται Χαλκὸς κέραμος. ὅτι Δίδυμος ὁ …
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