ῥήτρα
ῥήτρ-α,
ἡ, Ion.
ῥήτρη, Elean
vράτρα, v. infr.:(
ἐρῶ):—
II). in the Doric and Elean dialects, compact, treaty, ἁ vράτρα τοῖρ vαλείοις καὶ τοῖς Ἑρvαοίοις (i.e. ἡ ῥήτρα τοῖς Ἠλείοις καὶ τοῖς Ἡραιεῦσι) SIG 9 (Elis, vi B.C.).
2). of
the laws of Lycurgus, which assumed the character of
a compact between the Law-giver and the People,
Plu. Lyc. 6 , cf.
13 ; later,
decree, ordinance, of the Spartan kings, as of
Agis ,
Id. Agis 8 ;
εὐθείαις ῥ. ἀνταπαμειβομένους (perh. in reference to the
σκολιά (sc.
ῥήτρα) mentioned in the addition made to the original
ῥήτρα,
Plu. Lyc. 6 ),
Tyrt. 2.8 .
3). at Byzantium,=
προβούλευμα, ἐκ τᾶς βωλᾶς λαβὼν ῥήτραν Decr.Byz. ap.
D. 18.90 (unless,
leave to speak, cf. infr.
111 ).
4). generally,
law,
X. Cyr. 1.6.33 ;
ordinance of a festival,
IG 5(1).1498.12 (Messenia).
III). speech,
ῥ. παραλαβεῖν take up
the word,
Luc. Pro Merc. Cond. 2 ;
παραδιδόναι Id. Tox. 35 : pl.,
speeches,
Lyc. 470 ,
1037 ,
Nic. Al. 132 .
ShortDef
a verbal agreement, bargain, covenant
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Headword (normalized):
ῥήτρα
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ρητρα
URN:
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ῥήτρ-α</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, Ion. <span class="orth greek">ῥήτρη</span>, Elean <span class="orth greek">vράτρα</span>, v. infr.:(<span class="etym greek">ἐρῶ</span>):—<div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">verbal agreement, bargain, covenant</span>, <span class="foreign greek">ἀλλ’ ἄγε νῦν ῥήτρην ποιησόμεθ</span>\' <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:14:393" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:14.393/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 14.393 </a>; <span class="quote greek">παρὰ τὴν ῥ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:6:6:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:6:6:28/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 6.6.28 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ῥ. πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ ὁμολογία γίνεται</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg002:2:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg002:2.7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ael.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">VH</span> 2.7 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg002:10:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg002:10.18/canonical-url/"> 10.18 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ποιοῦνται ῥήτρας ἐπὶ χρυσίῳ παμπόλλῳ</span> they lay <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">wagers</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg001:15:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0545.tlg001:15.24/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">NA</span> 15.24 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> in the Doric and Elean dialects, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">compact, treaty</span>, <span class="foreign greek">ἁ vράτρα τοῖρ vαλείοις καὶ τοῖς Ἑρvαοίοις</span> (i.e. <span class="foreign greek">ἡ ῥήτρα τοῖς Ἠλείοις καὶ τοῖς Ἡραιεῦσι</span>) <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">SIG</span> 9 </span> (Elis, vi B.C.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the laws</span> of Lycurgus, which assumed the character of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a compact between the Law-giver and the People</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg004:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg004:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lyc.</span> 6 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg004:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg004:13/canonical-url/"> 13 </a>; later, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">decree, ordinance</span>, of the Spartan kings, as of <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Agis</span> </span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Agis</span> 8 </span>; <span class="foreign greek">εὐθείαις ῥ. ἀνταπαμειβομένους</span> (perh. in reference to the <span class="foreign greek">σκολιά</span> (sc. <span class="foreign greek">ῥήτρα</span>) mentioned in the addition made to the original <span class="foreign greek">ῥήτρα</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg004:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg004:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lyc.</span> 6 </a>), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0266.tlg001:2:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0266.tlg001:2.8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Tyrt.</span> 2.8 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> at Byzantium,= <span class="foreign greek">προβούλευμα, ἐκ τᾶς βωλᾶς λαβὼν ῥήτραν</span> Decr.Byz. ap.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg018.perseus-grc1:90" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg018.perseus-grc1:90/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 18.90 </a> (unless, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">leave to speak</span>, cf. infr. <span class="bibl"> 111 </span>). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">law</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1:6:33" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1:6:33/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 1.6.33 </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ordinance</span> of a festival, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 5(1).1498.12 </span> (Messenia). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">speech</span>, <span class="foreign greek">ῥ. παραλαβεῖν</span> take up <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the word</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> </span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">Pro Merc. Cond.</span> <span class="bibl"> 2 </span>; <span class="quote greek">παραδιδόναι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg044:35" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg044:35/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tox.</span> 35 </a> : pl., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">speeches</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lyc.</span> 470 </span>,<span class="bibl"> 1037 </span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg002:132" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg002:132/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Al.</span> 132 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}