argentum (noun N) : ἀργήεις, ἀργής, Dor. ἀργᾶς, white, like Tarentum, from Τάρας, Doed. Syn. III. p. 193; prop. white metal; cf. Sanscr. arǵunas = bright; raǵatam = silver; hence
* Silver, whose mineralogical description is found in Plin. 33, 6, 31, § 95.
* Lit.: argenti metalla,Plin. 33, 6, 33, § 101: argenti aerisque metalla,Vulg. Exod. 35, 24: argenti vena,Plin. 33, 6, 31, § 95: argenti fodina, v. argenti-fodina; argenti scoria,id. 3, 6, 5, § 105: spuma argenti,id. 33, 6, 35, § 106: argenti duae differentiae (sunt),id. 33, 10, 44, § 127: argentum candidum, rufum, nigrum,id. ib.: argentum infectum,unwrought silver,Liv. 26, 47; Dig. 34, 2, 19: argenti montes,Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 73: argentum purum, Foedus ap. Gell. 6, 5: argento circumcludere cornua,Caes. B. G. 6, 28: Concisum argentum in titulos faciesque minutas,Juv. 14, 291: quod usquam est Auri atque argenti,id. 8, 123: argentum et aurum,Tac. G. 5; id. A. 2, 60, id. H. 4, 53; Vulg. Gen. 24, 35: aurum argentumque,Tac. H. 2. 82: aurum et argentum,Vulg. Gen. 13, 2.
* Meton.
* Argentum vivum, quicksilver, Plin. 33, 6, 32, § 100; Vitr. 7, 8, 1 sqq.; so, argentum liquidum,Isid. Orig. 16, 19, 2.
* Silver as weighed out for money, or money coined from silver, silver, silver money; and, as the most current coin, for money in gen.: appendit pecuniam, quadringentos siclos argenti,Vulg. Gen. 23, 16: Ratio quidem hercle adparet; argentum οἴχεται, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 15 sq. (quoted by Cic., Pis. 25 fin.): expetere,id. Cist. 4, 2, 73: adnumerare,Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 15; so id. Heaut. 4, 4, 15; id. Ad. 3, 3, 56; 4, 4, 20; 5, 9, 20 al.: argenti sitis famesque,Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 23; id. S. 1, 1, 86: quis audet Argento praeferre caput,Juv. 12, 49: tenue argentum venaeque secundae,id. 9, 31: hic modium argenti,id. 3, 220: venter Argenti gravis capax,id. 11, 41: Argentum et aurum non est mihi,Vulg. Act. 3, 6; 20, 35 et saep.

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