iron
σίδηρος [ῐ], Dor.
σίδᾱρος
IG 42(1).102.61 (Epid.,iv B.C.), etc.:ὁ; alsoἡ, Nic. Th. 923 : neut.σίδηρον,τό, Sch.D Il. 4.151 ,v.l. in
Hdt. 7.65 and Daimachus 4J. (but prob.
A.
f.l. for σιδήριον in Gal. 19.72 , cf. Hsch.
s.v. Ἀκίς ): pl. σίδηρα
Aret. SD 2.12
, EM 26.36 , Tz. (v. infr.): —iron, ς. πολιός
Il. 9.366
, Od. 24.168 ; ἰόεις
Il. 23.850
; μέλας
Hes. Op. 151
; αἴθων
Il. 4.485
, al.; πολύκμητος
6.48
, al., cf. Od. 9.393 ; as an article of traffic, οἰνίζοντο . . Ἀχαιοί, ἄλλοι μὲν χαλκῷ, ἄλλοι δ' αἴθωνι ς.
Il. 7.473
; πλέων . . μετὰ χαλκόν: ἄγω δ' αἴθωνα σίδηρον
Od. 1.184
;χαλκός τε χρυσός τε πολύκμητός τε ς., of treasures, Il. 11.133 , al.; as a prize, 23.261 , 850 ;Σκύθης ς., because brought from the Euxine, A. Th. 818 ;ὁ πόντιος ξεῖνος . . θηκτὸς ς.ib. 942 (lyr.).
2. freq. as a symbol ofhardness(cf. σιδήρεος
1.2
), or ofstubborn force, Il. 20.372 , Od. 19.494 ;ὀφθαλμοὶ ὡσεὶ κέρα ἕστασαν ἠὲ ς. ib. 211 ; οὔ σφι λίθος χρὼς οὐδὲ ς.
Il. 4.510
; ἐκ ς. κεχάλκευται . . καρδίαν
Pi. Fr. 123.4
, cf. S. Fr. 658 ; ἦσθα πέτρος ἢ ς.
E. Med. 1279
(lyr.), cf. Pl. Lg. 666c ; also offirmness, steadfastness,πέτρης ὅ γ' ἔχων νόον ἠὲ ς. Mosch. 4.44 , cf. Ach.Tat. 5.22 .
II. anything made of iron, iron toolorimplement, for husbandry, Il. 4.485 , cf. 23.834 : also of weapons,arrow-head, 4.123 ;swordorknife, 18.34 , 23.30 ; αὐτὸς γὰρ ἐφέλκεται ἄνδρα ς.
Od. 16.294
, cf. E. Or. 966 (lyr.);axe-head, Od. 19.587 : generally,arms, οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι ς. κατέθεντο
Th. 1.6
; ὅπλοις τε καὶ σιδήρῳ διώξειν
OGI 532.25
(Galatia,i B.C.): also,knife, sickle, Hes. Op. 387 : pl.,fishing-hooks, Theoc. 21.49 ;irons, fetters, Aret. SD 2.12 , Tz. H. 13.302 ; cf.σιδήριον.
III. place for selling iron, smithyorcutler's shop, ἀγαγόντα εἰς τὸν ς.
X. HG 3.3.7
.
