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ἐπωβελία

ἐπωβελία, an assessment of an obol in the drachma

ἐπωβελία, ἡ, (ὀβελός)
  • fine of an obol in the drachma, i.e. one-sixth of the sum at which the damages were laid, paid as compensation to the defendant by the plaintiff in case the latter failed to gain one-fifth of the votes, τὴν ἐ. ὀφλεῖν, τῆς ἐ. κινδυνεύειν, D. 27.67, 31.14.
      • 2 added payment of one-sixth per mensem, as a penalty for failure to discharge debts, Pl. Lg. 921d.
      • 3 dub. sens. in PCair.Zen. 15r. 44 (iii B. C.).

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