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λίτρα
λίτρα, ἡ,

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a silver coin; a pound

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Headword:
λίτρα
Headword (normalized):
λίτρα
Headword (normalized/stripped):
λιτρα
Intro Text:
λίτρα, ἡ,
IDX:
63849
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:lsj-n63641
Key:
li/tra

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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:lsj-n63641-0
Children (1)
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:lsj-n63641-0-0
a silver coin of Sicily, Epich. 9, Sophr. 72, Diph. 71, Posidipp. 8.—On its value v. Arist. Fr. 476, 510.
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II
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:lsj-n63641-0-0-0
12 ounces, a pound, [ Simon.] 141, Plb. 21.43.19, D.S. 14.116, Dsc. 1.43, Plu. TG 2, J. AJ 14.7.1: metaph., λίτρᾰν ἐτῶν ζήσας having lived a pound of years, i.e. 72 (in late times a pound of gold was coined into 72 pieces), AP 10.97 ( Pall.).
III
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:lsj-n63641-0-0-1
= 1 Italic κοτύλη, Gal. 6.287. [ ῑ as in Lat. libra; written λείτρα in CIG 2040.7 (Bosp.).] (Both λίτρα and Lat. libra prob. from early Italic *līprā.)

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          "definition": "<i>a silver coin</i> of Sicily, Epich. 9, Sophr. 72, Diph. 71, Posidipp. 8.—On its value v. Arist. Fr. 476, 510.",
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              "label": "II",
              "definition": "12 ounces, <i>a pound,</i> [ Simon.] 141, Plb. 21.43.19, D.S. 14.116, Dsc. 1.43, Plu. TG 2, J. AJ 14.7.1: metaph., λίτρᾰν ἐτῶν ζήσας having lived <i>a pound</i> of years, i.e. 72 (in late times a pound of gold was coined into 72 pieces), AP 10.97 ( Pall.).",
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              "label": "III",
              "definition": "= 1 Italic κοτύλη, Gal. 6.287. [ ῑ as in Lat. libra; written λείτρα in CIG 2040.7 (Bosp.).] (Both λίτρα and Lat. libra prob. from early Italic *līprā.)",
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