ν166Νέμειν προστάτην
to take a sponsor
Meaning to have a sponsor; for each of the metics [sc. in classical Athens] manages his own affairs in conjunction with a sponsor who is one of the citizens, and pays the metic-tax. And to have a sponsor is called to…
Νέμειν προστάτην· ἀντὶ τοῦ ἔχειν προστάτην· τῶν γὰρ μετοίκων ἕκαστος μετὰ προστάτου τῶν ἀστῶν τινος τὰ πράγματα αὑτοῦ συνῴκει καὶ τὸ μετοίκιον κατετίθει. καὶ τὸ ἔχειν προστάτην…