Ξεστίον
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Translated by James L. P. Butrica ✝17 Feb 2000Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
A measure for liquids.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ξεστίον· μέτρον ἐπὶ ὑγρῶν.
Betacode
*cesti/on: me/tron e)pi\ u(grw=n.
Notes
- Attested mainly in medical writers. Also, and more commonly, attested in the form
xe/sths (cf. under pi 397). In either case, from the Latin sextarius, containing almost one pint. (kappa 2166 is half of it.)
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Revision history2 revisions · last 30 Aug 2007
- augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics; raised status — David Whitehead
- added note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — James L. P. Butrica ✝