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† chălybēïus, a, um, adj., = χαλυβήϊος [χάλυψ], of steel, steel-: massa, Ov. F. 4, 405.

Chălybes, um, m., = Χάλυβες.

  1. I. A people in Pontus, noted for their mines and their preparation of steel [chalybs, hence the name; acc. to others, on the contr., steel, χάλυψ, was named from them], Plin. 6, 4, 4, § 11; 7, 56, 57, § 197; Cat. 66, 48; Verg. G. 1, 58; id. A. 8, 421; 10, 174 al.
  2. II. A tribe on the river Chalybs in Lusitania, Just. 44, 3, 9.

† 1. chălybs, ybis, m., = χάλυψ,

  1. I. steel (cf. Plin. 34, 14, 41, § 142 sq.): vulnificus (because weapons were made of it), Verg. A. 8, 446; on account of its hardness: ferro durior et chalybe, Prop. 1, 16, 30; cf. Sen. Herc. Oet. 152; Sil. 1, 171; 2, 403.
  2. II. Meton., the things made of it.
    1. A. A sword: strictus, Sen. Thyest. 364.
    2. B. A horse’s bit, Luc. 6, 398.
    3. C. The point of an arrow, Luc. 7, 518; Val. Fl. 6, 342; Sil. 2, 107 al.
    4. D. An iron rail, Luc. 6, 547.

2. Chălybs, ybis, m., a river in Lusitania, Just. 44, 3, 9.