πλέθρον
πλέθρον
πλέθρον, ου, τό,
as measure of length, a plethron, = 100 Greek or 101 English feet, 1/6 of a stade, Hdt., Xen.
as a square measure, 10, 000 square feet (Greek) = about 37 perches, Plat., Dem.;—used to translate the Rom. jugerum, though this was about 2 roods 19 perches, Plut.
deriv. uncertain
Headword (normalized):
πλέθρον
Headword (normalized/stripped):
πλεθρον
Intro Text:
πλέθρον
πλέθρον, ου, τό,
as measure of length, a plethron, = 100 Greek or 101 English feet, 1/6 of a stade, Hdt., Xen.
as a square measure, 10, 000 square feet (Greek) = about 37 perches, Plat., Dem.;—used to translate the Rom. jugerum, though this was about 2 roods 19 perches, Plut.
deriv. uncertain
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n26367
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