Τετρώβολον

four-obol

Translated by David Whitehead6 Mar 2014Vetting: high2 revisions

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That is, of high value. Thus they describe something that costs four obols, is on sale for four obols.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Τετρώβολον· τουτέστι πολυτίμητον. οὕτω δὲ λέγουσι τὸ τετρωβολιαῖον, τουτέστι τετρωβόλου πωλούμενον.

Betacode

*tetrw/bolon: toute/sti poluti/mhton. ou(/tw de\ le/gousi to\ tetrwboliai=on, toute/sti tetrwbo/lou pwlou/menon.

Notes

From the scholia to Aristophanes, Peace 254, where the headword occurs (of Attic honey). There, as again here, it is transmitted as nominative/accusative singular, but editors (and LSJ s.v.) note Kuster's suggested emendation in Aristophanes to genitive of price, tetrwbo/lou.

Linked from1 entry

τ368Τεττάρων ὀβολῶνworth four obols[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to things worthy of high status. 'You consider this free speech of yours to be worth four obols, as the proverb has it, but you are unaware that even Thersites exercised free…

Neighbouring entries

τ411Τετρηχυῖαbeing in confusion; being in an uproar τ412Τετρίγειgibbers, squeaks τ413Τετρώβολονfour-obol τ414Τετρωμένονhaving been wounded τ415Τέτρωρονfour-yoke

Revision history2 revisions · last 7 Mar 2014

7 Mar 2014expanded note; another keyword — David Whitehead
6 Mar 2014set status — Catharine Roth
6 Mar 2014Translated — David Whitehead