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Διώβολον · double-obol (δ 1222) · Suda

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Near δ1222

δ1218Diophanes', of Diophanes
δ1219Diophantos, Diophantus
δ1220troublesome
δ1221I annoy exceedingly, I trouble exceedingly
δ1222double-obol
δ1223distended
δ1224used to swell with anger
δ1225thoroughly swollen
δ1226push aside

Suda/Δ delta/δ1222

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Διώβολον

double-obol

Translated by Victoria Papaprodromou20 Apr 2005Vetting: high7 revisions

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1 note · 6 words

Translation

[Double-obol] and three-obol, and half-obol¹ likewise.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Διώβολον καὶ Τριώβολον, καὶ Ἡμιωβόλιον ὁμοίως.

Betacode

*diw/bolon kai\ *triw/bolon, kai\ *(hmiwbo/lion o(moi/ws.

Notes (1)

All three words here (diôbolon, triôbolon, hêmiôbolion) are neuter nouns -- hence, presumably, the 'likewise' -- deriving from "obelos/obolos" (omicron 7), a weight or coin. When a coin, as here, there were six to the (Attic) drachma (cf. delta 1516). LSJ entry at web address 1.
For diw/bolon and triw/bolon see ?Aristotle, Athenaion Politeia 41.3 (web address 2: the first and second increases in pay, from 1 obol, for attending the assembly; 390s).
1The more authentic form is h(miwbe/lion. See generally LSJ s.v., and cf. alpha 2416, eta 345, eta 346, pi 752.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

δ1220Δι' ὄχλουtroublesome δ1221ΔιοχλῶI annoy exceedingly, I trouble exceedingly δ1222Διώβολονdouble-obol δ1223Διωγκωμένονdistended δ1224Διῴδειused to swell with anger

Revision history7 revisions · last 11 Nov 2015

11 Nov 2015coding — David Whitehead
13 Jul 2012Revised — David Whitehead
22 Apr 2005modified links — David Whitehead
21 Apr 2005identified links, added cross-reference — Catharine Roth
21 Apr 2005modified translation; augmented and modified notes — David Whitehead
20 Apr 2005adjusted links — Catharine Roth
20 Apr 2005modified translation, other cosmetics — Catharine Roth
20 Apr 2005Translated — Victoria Papaprodromou

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Διώβολον (Adler number delta 1222), trans. Victoria Papaprodromou, 20 Apr 2005. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/delta/1222

Translation by Victoria Papaprodromou for Suda On Line, revised by David Whitehead, Catharine Roth, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗