α4072Ἀρχαῖον
principal, ancient
The orators used [the word] "principal" of borrowed money, the money which some call "capital", kephalaion, according to a certain custom of usage. Demosthenes in the [speech] Against Nikostratos [writes]: "he lent…
Ἀρχαῖον· ἐχρήσαντο οἱ ῥήτορες τῷ ἀρχαίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ δανειζομένου τὸ ἀργύριον, ὅπερ ἔνιοι κατά τινα συνήθειαν κεφάλαιον ὀνομάζουσι. Δημοσθένης ἐν τῷ κατὰ Νικοστράτου· δανείσας ἀργύριον…