ἀργῠρ-ίτης,ου,ὁ, fem.ἀργῠρ-ῖτις,ιδος,ἡ,
A. oforbelonging to silver,
γῆ containing silver-ore,
Posidon. 48
, cf. Gal. 12.184 ; ψάμμος
Dsc. 5.94
; βῶλος
Plb. 34.9.10
; more freq.ἀργυρῖτις,ἡ,asSubst.,silver-ore,
φλὲψ ἀργυρίτιδος
X. Vect. 1.5
, cf. 4.4 ;κατεργασάμενος τὴν ἀ.Docum. ap. D. 37.28 ; also a form ofλιθάργυρος,
Dsc. 5.87 .
II. oforfor money, ἀγὼν ἀργυρίτηςa contestin which the prize was money(cf.στεφανίτης), Plu. 2.820d , Lync. ap. Ath. 13.584c .
2. a moneyed man,
AB 442 .