Τεταρτημόριον

quarter, quadrans, farthing

Translated by Constantina Katsari18 May 2002Vetting: high3 revisions

1 note · 25 words
[Meaning a] double-chalkous: for the chalkous1 [is] one eighth of the obol. And they call someone "quarter" to suggest that he is worth a double-chalkous.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Τεταρτημόριον· δίχαλκον· ὁ γὰρ χαλκοῦς ὄγδοον τοῦ ὀβολοῦ. καὶ τεταρτημόριόν τινα καλοῦσιν, οἷον διχάλκου ἄξιον.

Betacode
*tetarthmo/rion: di/xalkon: o( ga\r xalkou=s o)/gdoon tou= o)bolou=. kai\ tetarthmo/rio/n tina kalou=sin, oi(=on dixa/lkou a)/cion.

Notes (1)

  1. Same entry in other lexica (references at Photius tau70 Theodoridis), though the headword itself varies between tetartemorion, as here, and tartemorion.
    See also tau 372.
  2. 1chi 55. ↩

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τ369Τεταρπόμενοςhaving enjoyedτ370Τεταρταῖοςquartanτ371Τεταρτημόριονquarter, quadrans, farthingτ372Τεταρτημόριονfarthingτ373Τετάφατεyou have buried, you have honored with funeral rites
Revision history3 revisions · last 9 Jan 2014
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
  3. modified headword and translation; added note and keywords — David Whitehead
  4. Translated — Constantina Katsari

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