Σχοίνισμα

portion, allotment

Translated by Catharine Roth18 May 2014Vetting: high4 revisions

2 notes · 23 words
[Meaning a] part of a measure, land-apportionment.1
Dominion over the earth: for it is characteristic of possessors to subject the land to measurement.2

Greek original · Adler’s text

Σχοίνισμα· μέτρου μέρος, κληρουχία. ἡ τῆς γῆς δεσποτεία· ἴδιον γὰρ τῶν κεκτημένων μέτρῳ τὴν γῆν ὑποβάλλειν.

Betacode
*sxoi/nisma: me/trou me/ros, klhrouxi/a. h( th=s gh=s despotei/a: i)/dion ga\r tw=n kekthme/nwn me/trw| th\n gh=n u(poba/llein.

Notes (2)

  1. 1Likewise in the Synagoge (sigma435) and Photius' Lexicon (sigma915 Theodoridis), similarly already in Hesychius (sigma3041) and scholia on Gregory of Nazianzus. The headword, a neuter noun, appears first in the Septuagint (e.g. Deuteronomy 32.9, and see next note). Cf. sigma 1812. ↩
  2. 2Theodoret (PG 80.1712c) on Psalm 104.11 LXX. ↩

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σ1809Σχοινίαcordsσ1810Σχοινίον μεμιλτωμένονmiltos-soaked rope, red ropeσ1811Σχοίνισμαportion, allotmentσ1812Σχοῖνοςschoinosσ1813Σχοῖνοςreed, rush
Revision history4 revisions · last 14 Jun 2022
  1. cross-reference — Catharine Roth
  2. coding — David Whitehead
  3. coding — Catharine Roth
  4. expanded n.1; more keywords; cosmetics; raised status — David Whitehead
  5. Translated — Catharine Roth

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