About Report a problem

Menu

ὠνή

ὠνή, a buying, purchasing

ὠν-ή, Aeol. ὄννα IG ΙΙ(2).1064 (ii B. C.), ἡ, (cf. ὦνος)
  • buying, purchasing, ὠ. καὶ πρῆσις buying and selling, Hdt. 1.153, cf. Hyp. Ath. 5, S. Fr. 909, Pl. R. 371d, Sph. 223d; ὠνὴν ποιεῖσθαί τινος D. 33.8, cf. Pl. Lg. 849b; διʼ ὠνῆς Plu. Amat. 2.753d; διὰ τὴν ὠ. Luc. Ind. 16; ἐν τῇ τῶν σιτίων ὠ. Pl. Prt. 314a.
      • 2 purchase, bargain, E. Cyc. 150.
    • II contract for the farming of taxes or other sources of revenue, ὠνὰς πρίασθαι ἐκ τοῦ δημοσίου And. 1.73, cf. 92, Plu. Alc. 5; τοὶ πριάμενοι τὰν ὠνὰν σίτου, οἴνου, τετραπόδων, SIG 1000.4,5,6 (Cos, i B. C.); τρὶς ἀναπραθείσης τῆς ὠ. IPE 12.32A53 (Olbia, iii B. C.); ὠνὰς omnium venditas, of the proceeds of local taxes, Cic. Att. 5.16.2.
      • 2 in Dor. Inscrr. (also in Arg. D. 37 (pl.)), deed of sale, contract, ἁ ὠνὰ παρὰ Ξενοκράτη Δελφόν GDI 1715, al. (Delph., ii B. C.); ὠνὰν τὰν ἐν τῷ ἱαρῷ ἀναγεγραμμέναν ib. 1764 (ibid., ii B. C.); τᾶς ὠ. τὸ ἀντίγραφον IG 9(1).331.5 (Chaleion, ii B. C.).
    • III purchase-money, price, εἰς . . τῶν ὅπλων τὴν ὠ. παρέσχε τρισμυρίας δραχμάς Lys. 19.43; ἐπέθηκε τῇ ὠ. τάλαντον Plu. Alc. 5.

Saved

Recent