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Κλῆρος · lot, allotment (κ 1782) · Suda

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κ1778Klemes, Clemens, Clement
κ1779inheriting
κ1780I inherit, I obtain
κ1781I inherit, I obtain
κ1782lot, allotment
κ1783lot, allotment; clergy
κ1784allotment
κ1785Hermes' lot
κ1786allotment-machines

Suda/Κ kappa/κ1782

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Κλῆρος

lot, allotment

Translated by Catharine Roth13 Oct 2003Vetting: high2 revisions

daily life
definition
economics
geography

5 words

Translation

[Meaning] a place, a possession.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Κλῆρος· τόπος, κτῆμα.

Betacode

*klh=ros: to/pos, kth=ma.

Notes

cf. kappa 1783, kappa 1784, kappa 1785, kappa 1791.

Linked from3 entries

κ1783Κλῆροςlot, allotment; clergy[Meaning] property, or allotted portion. The body of [sc. Christian] deacons and presbyters is also called klh=ros ["clergy"]. One's inheritance [is] also klh=ros.
κ1784Κλῆροςallotment[Meaning] a measure of land, from which also the cleruchs [are named], meaning those who possess the allotments and the measures of land. "Light-bringer, savior, take your stand by the allotments of Pallas, O Artemis."…
κ1785Κλῆρος ἙρμοῦHermes' lotIn an ancient custom those casting lots used to throw an olive-leaf, which they called Hermes, into an urn; and first they took this out, assigning this honour to the god; and the one after the god got his allocation.…

Neighbouring entries

κ1780ΚληρονομῶI inherit, I obtain κ1781ΚληρονομῶI inherit, I obtain κ1782Κλῆροςlot, allotment κ1783Κλῆροςlot, allotment; clergy κ1784Κλῆροςallotment

Revision history2 revisions · last 3 Mar 2013

3 Mar 2013more keywords — David Whitehead
14 Oct 2003Revised — David Whitehead
13 Oct 2003Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Κλῆρος (Adler number kappa 1782), trans. Catharine Roth, 13 Oct 2003. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/kappa/1782

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