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τετρώβολος
τετρώβολ-ος, ον,
A). of four obols, τόκος IG 12(5).860.29 (Tenos).
II). as Subst. τετρώβολον, τό, four-obol piece, τετρωβόλου τοῦτ’ ἔστιν (as Kuster for τετρώβολον) Ar. Pax 254 , cf. Plb. 34.8.8 , SIG 982.15 (Pergam., ii B.C.), etc.; it was a soldier's daily pay, hence τετρωβόλου βίος a soldier's life, Paus.Gr. Fr. 307 ; so in masc. -ώβολος, of a common soldier, Men. Pk. 203 .
2). τετρώβολον,, weight of four obols, Dsc. 4.159 , Gal. 12.628 , etc.


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of four obols

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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">τετρώβολ-ος</span>, <span class="itype greek">ον</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">of four obols</span>, <span class="quote greek">τόκος</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 12(5).860.29 </span> (Tenos). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> as Subst. <span class="orth greek">τετρώβολον</span>, <span class="gen greek">τό</span>, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">four-obol piece</span>, <span class="foreign greek">τετρωβόλου τοῦτ’ ἔστιν</span> (as Kuster for <span class="foreign greek">τετρώβολον</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:254" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:254/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pax</span> 254 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:34:8:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:34:8:8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 34.8.8 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">SIG</span> 982.15 </span> (Pergam., ii B.C.), etc.; it was a soldier\'s daily pay, hence <span class="foreign greek">τετρωβόλου βίος</span> a <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">soldier\'s</span> life, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Paus.Gr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 307 </span>; so in masc. <span class="foreign greek">-ώβολος</span>, of a common soldier, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg025:203" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg025:203/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Men.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pk.</span> 203 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">τετρώβολον,</span>, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">weight of four obols</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dsc.</span> 4.159 </span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 12.628 </span>, etc.</div> </div><br><br>'}