λίτρα
λίτρ-α,
ἡ,
II). as a weight,
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). measure of capacity, =
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.)
ShortDef
a silver coin; a pound
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Headword (normalized):
λίτρα
Headword (normalized/stripped):
λιτρα
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-63638
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">λίτρ-α</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a silver coin</span> of Sicily, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0521.tlg001:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0521.tlg001:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Epich.</span> 9 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0524.tlg001:72" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0524.tlg001:72/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Sophr.</span> 72 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0447.tlg001:71" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0447.tlg001:71/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Diph.</span> 71 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0500.tlg001:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0500.tlg001:8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Posidipp.</span> 8 </a>.—On its value v. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg051:476" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg051:476/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 476 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg051:510" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg051:510/canonical-url/"> 510 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> as a weight, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg051:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg051:12/canonical-url/"> 12 </a> ounces, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a pound</span>,[<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Simon.</span></span>]<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0261.tlg001:141" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0261.tlg001:141/canonical-url/"> 141 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:21:43:19" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:21:43:19/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 21.43.19 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:14:116" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:14.116/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.S.</span> 14.116 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dsc.</span> 1.43 </span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg052:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg052:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">TG</span> 2 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14:7:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14:7:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">J.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AJ</span> 14.7.1 </a>: metaph., <span class="foreign greek">λίτρᾰν ἐτῶν ζήσας</span> having lived <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a pound</span> of years, i.e. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg001.perseus-grc1:72" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg001.perseus-grc1:72/canonical-url/"> 72 </a> (in late times a pound of gold was coined into <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg001.perseus-grc1:72" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg001.perseus-grc1:72/canonical-url/"> 72 </a> pieces), <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 10.97 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pall.</span></span>). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> measure of capacity, = <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2123.tlg001:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2123.tlg001:1/canonical-url/"> 1 </a> Italic <span class="foreign greek">κοτύλη</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 6.287 </span>.[<span class="pron greek">ῑ</span> as in Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">libra</span>; written <span class="foreign greek">λείτρα</span> in <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">CIG</span> 2040.7 </span> (Bosp.).] (Both <span class="foreign greek">λίτρα</span> and Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">libra</span> prob. from early Italic <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">*līprā.</span>)</div> </div><br><br>'}