Ἐπωβελία
obol-fine
Translated by David Whitehead16 Nov 2000Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the sixth of the valuation of the lawsuit, which those who had indicted people used to pay if they failed to secure a conviction. It was so called because it was an obol for each drachma.1
Consequently, epobelia [was the name of] the penalty.
Consequently, epobelia [was] the interest, [mentioned] by Plato in Laws [book] eleven.2
Consequently, epobelia [was the name of] the penalty.
Consequently, epobelia [was] the interest, [mentioned] by Plato in Laws [book] eleven.2