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ἄβαξ

ἄβαξ, slab, board

ἄβαξ [ᾰ], ᾰκος, ὁ,
  • slab, board:
      • 1 reckoning-board, used for counting votes, Arist. Ath. 69.1.
        • b board sprinkled with sand or dust for drawing geometrical diagrams, S.E. M. 9.282, Iamb. Protr. 34 (pl.), VP 5.22.
      • 2 dice-board, Caryst. 3.
      • 3 sideboard, Ammon. Diff. 1.
      • 4 trencher, plate, Cratin. 86, cf. BCH 29.510 (Delos, iii B.C.).
    • II in Lat. form abacus, slab on capital of column, Vitr. 3.5.5.
      • 2 marble wall-slab, Id. 7.3.10.
    • III v. ἀβακής.

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