Τριτημόριον
third-part, tritemorion
Translated by David Whitehead19 May 2011Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
Philemon has stated that a third-part of the obol is 6 coppers.1 So I wonder, myself, how a fourth-part [tetartemorion] is two coppers. but a third-part six -- unless, properly speaking, that was the name given to the fourth part of the obol, but the tritemorion, as from parts which are four, has three parts when two coppers are added [and so] brings together six coppers.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Τριτημόριον· τοὺς ʹ2ʹ χαλκοῦς εἴρηκε Φιλήμων τοῦ ὀβολοῦ τριτημόριον. θαυμάζω οὖν ἐγὼ πῶς τεταρτημόριόν εἰσι δύο χαλκοῖ, τριτημόριον δὲ ἕξ· εἰ μὴ ἄρα ἐκεῖνο μὲν κυρίως ὠνομάσθη τέταρτον μέρος τοῦ ὀβολοῦ, τὸ δὲ τριτημόριον, ὡς ἀπὸ τεσσάρων μερῶν ὄντων, ἀνὰ δύο χαλκοῦς, τρία ἔχον μέρη, ἓξ χαλκοῦς συνάγει.
Betacode
*trithmo/rion: tou\s #2# xalkou=s ei)/rhke *filh/mwn tou= o)bolou= trithmo/rion. qauma/zw ou)=n e)gw\ pw=s tetarthmo/rio/n ei)si du/o xalkoi=, trithmo/rion de\ e(/c: ei) mh\ a)/ra e)kei=no me\n kuri/ws w)noma/sqh te/tarton me/ros tou= o)bolou=, to\ de\ trithmo/rion, w(s a)po\ tessa/rwn merw=n o)/ntwn, a)na\ du/o xalkou=s, tri/a e)/xon me/rh, e(\c xalkou=s suna/gei.
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Revision history3 revisions · last 14 Jul 2011
- expanded n.1; another keyword — David Whitehead
- tweaked and expanded notes — David Whitehead
- set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead