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Χίλια
thousand
A number.
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Χοσρόης
Chosroes, Khosrau, Khosraw
The Persians' king. "They praise him and they wonder at his merit -- not [only] the Persians, but even some of the Romans -- since (they say) he was a lover of literature and …
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Χρῶμα
color
Whenever the crystalline of the eye is colored as a result of a certain affection, it seems to us that the air and the other visible things have been colored with the same color. …
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Χοίνικες
choinix, choenix
The noun means not only the measure [sc. of that name], but also fetters. Choinikes are fetters of a certain kind; a choinix [is] anything rounded. Hence also the measure is named a choinix. …
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Χοίνικες
choinix, choenix
[Meaning the units] by which Egyptians measure [time-]periods. "The category of supremely contemplative souls [is] rarer than that of the choinix, by which Egyptians measure [time-]periods; the likes of Amous and Antonios".
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