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κόλλυβος

κόλλυβος, a small coin

κόλλῠβ-ος, ὁ,
  • small coin, κολλύβου for a doit, Ar. Pax 1200, Eup. 233, Call. Fr. 85: masc. acc. to Phryn. 404, Hsch.:—but neut. κόλλῠβον, τό, Poll. 9.72.
      • 2 small gold weight, Thphr. Lap. 46.
      • 3 neut. pl. κόλλυβα, τά, small cakes (cf. κόλλαβος II), Sch. Ar. Pl. 768; cf. κόλλυβα· τρωγάλια, Hsch.
    • II κ., ὁ, rate of exchange, IG 12(5).817 (pl., Tenos, ii B.C.), SIG 672.32 (Delph., ii B.C.); agio, Cic. Verr. 2.3.78.181, Att. 12.6.1, PFay. 56.7 (ii A.D.), etc. (Cf. Hebr. ḥālap ‘change’, ‘exchange’.)

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