α3783Ἀργὸν ἔτος
year of no work, idle year, sabbatical year
This took place every seven years amongst the Judaeans, similar to [what happened] every seven days. [It is] also a)rgo/s for the feminine [gender]. Aristophanes in Clouds [writes]: "I will not say that [my wife] was…
Ἀργὸν ἔτος· κατὰ ἑπταετίαν ἤγετο παρὰ Ἰουδαίοις ὁμοίως ταῖς ἑβδομάσιν ἡμέραις. καὶ Ἀργός, ἐπὶ θηλυκοῦ. Ἀριστοφάνης Νεφέλαις· οὐ μὴν ἐρῶ γ' ὡς ἀργὸς ἦν, ἀλλ' ἐσπάθα.