electron , a word sometimes used to denote amber , as probably in (Homer) and (Herdotus Historicus);—;sometimes pale gold , a compound of 1 part of silver to 4 of gold, (Sophocles Tragicus), etc.—;In (Aristophanes Comicus) ἐκπιπτουσῶν τῶν ἠλέκτρων, the ἤλεκτροι are probably the pegs of the lyre made of or inlaid with electron. derivation uncertain (ML)
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G7626 — ἤλεκτρον
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ēlektron · molten bronze · Greek
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