Πρυτανεῖα
prytaneia
Translated by David Whitehead24 Feb 2010Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
Revenue assigned to the public treasury [sc. in classical Athens]; it used to be paid by those who had been involved in lawsuits with some people and had been defeated, paying a fixed sum each.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πρυτανεῖα· πρόσοδος εἰς τὰ δημόσια κατατασσομένη, ἣν οἱ δικασάμενοί τισι καὶ ἡττηθέντες κατέβαλλον, ὡρισμένην ζημίαν κατατιθέντες ἕκαστος.
Betacode
*prutanei=a: pro/sodos ei)s ta\ dhmo/sia katatassome/nh, h(\n oi( dikasa/menoi/ tisi kai\ h(tthqe/ntes kate/ballon, w(risme/nhn zhmi/an katatiqe/ntes e(/kastos.
Notes
Linked from4 entries
- π352Παρακαταβολήcourt-deposit, parakatabole[Meaning a] deposit of a tenth part of the value. The lender has said to Strepsiades: "and know this, that I will put down prytaneia, or may I no longer live!" Meaning I will lodge an indictment against you; for they…
- π2996Πρυτανείαprytaneia; presidencyWhen lengthened and feminine [this word means] a certain number of days; but in the neuter nobody has said clearly what it means. Some said it is a sum of money, which those involved in litigation paid, out of which…
- π2997ΠρυτανεῖαdepositsThe monies in the [sc. Athenian] public treasury [required] from those involved in litigation. "Deposits, mines, markets, ports, wages, confiscated goods, the full sum of these [is] close to two thousand talents."
- π2999ΠρυτανεῖονPrytaneion, Prytaneum; depositThesmotheteion, Tholos. Among the Athenians [sc. the Prytaneion was] a small public building, where those who attain the appropriate honor among them used to be given dinner at public expense. Attaining such a reward…
Neighbouring entries
Revision history6 revisions · last 13 Dec 2021
- cosmetics — Catharine Roth
- expanded note — David Whitehead
- expanded note — David Whitehead
- tweaked tr — David Whitehead
- added cross-reference — Catharine Roth
- expanded note, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead