Κῆνσος
census
Translated by David Whitehead19 Jul 2001Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
This is what Romans in their own language call the examination of the Roman populace.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κῆνσος· οὕτω τῇ ἐπιχωρίῳ γλώσσῃ Ῥωμαῖοι τὴν ἐξέτασιν τοῦ Ῥωμαϊκοῦ πλήθους προσαγορεύουσιν.
Betacode
*kh=nsos: ou(/tw th=| e)pixwri/w| glw/ssh| *(rwmai=oi th\n e)ce/tasin tou= *(rwmai+kou= plh/qous prosagoreu/ousin.
Notes
- Transliteration of a Latin legal term.
cf. kappa 1522, kappa 1524; and see generally OCD(4) s.v.
Linked from2 entries
- κ1522Κῆνσοςcensus[Meaning] the coinage. An annual tax. From the [verb] kai/nw ["I kill"] [meaning] I cut.
- κ1524Κήνσωρcensor[Appius Claudius was] named assessor among Romans, [i.e.] a kind of examiner of the civic institutions, giving attention to the moderate and old-fashioned life of each of the citizens.
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Revision history4 revisions · last 4 Aug 2014
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- another x-ref — David Whitehead
- augmented note — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead