Ἀπογράφειν
to register
Translated by William Hutton28 Dec 2001Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
['To register'] and 'registration': those who owed the people money as a result of a [court's] judgment, and who did not pay it by the [end of the] 9th prytany, were confined to the prison and were not permitted to offer guarantors for the debt.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀπογράφειν καὶ Ἀπογραφή· οἱ τῷ δήμῳ χρήματα ὀφείλοντες ἐκ καταδίκης καὶ μὴ ἀποδιδόντες μέχρι τῆς θʹ πρυτανείας εἰς τὸ δεσμωτήριον ἀπεκλείοντο, μήτ' ἐγγυητὰς καταστῆσαι δυνάμενοι τοῦ ὀφλήματος.
Betacode
*)apogra/fein kai\ *)apografh/: oi( tw=| dh/mw| xrh/mata o)fei/lontes e)k katadi/khs kai\ mh\ a)podido/ntes me/xri th=s q# prutanei/as ei)s to\ desmwth/rion a)peklei/onto, mh/t' e)gguhta\s katasth=sai duna/menoi tou= o)flh/matos.
Notes
- See also the first part of alpha 3273. (Both entries pertain to classical Athens.)
Linked from3 entries
- α1750Ἀμφιορκίαamphiorkia, double-oath, reciprocal oath[sc. This is the term for what happens] when both the plaintiff and the defendant swear, [in the course of] bringing a charge of theft against certain people. But this often was seen to be in vain. So [the] Athenians…
- α3273ἈπογραφήdepositionWhenever someone says that someone is in possession of some item of city property, the defendant makes a deposition, showing how much he has of it and how he came by it. Perhaps also the apographe is a kind of lawsuit.…
- α3276Ἀπογράψαιto registerIt means to write and to subscribe and, in a manner of speaking, to indicate.
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Revision history5 revisions · last 27 Aug 2015
- Revised — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- more keywords — David Whitehead
- cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added note — David Whitehead
- Translated — William Hutton