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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>bes</b>: bessis, m. (nom. bessis, Paul. ex Fest. p. 33 Müll.; Prisc. Ponder. p. 1348 P.) [be-is = binae partes [[assis]].<br /><b>I</b> Two thirds of a [[unit]] (the as); [[eight]] unciae, or twelfths (cf. as): bessis [[octo]] sunt unciae (8/12 = ⅔), [[triens]] [[quattuor]], Paul. ex Fest. l. l.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> As a [[coin]]: [[fenus]] ex triente Idib. Quint. [[factum]] erat bessibus, i. e. [[instead]] of the [[previous]] [[monthly]] [[interest]] of 1/3 %, ⅔ % [[was]] [[now]] reckoned; [[thus]], acc. to the [[present]] [[mode]] of calculating, for the [[year]], the [[interest]] advanced from 4 % (12X1/3) to 8 % (12X2/3), * Cic. Att. 4, 15, 7.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> In gen., [[two]] thirds of [[any]] [[whole]].<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Of shares in a [[partnership]]: [[Nerva]] constituit, ut tu ex triente [[socius]] esses, ego ex besse, Dig. 17, 2, 76.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Of a [[sum]] of [[money]]: exsolvere bessem pretii, Dig. 17, 1, 12.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>3</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Of a [[tract]] of [[land]]: [[emere]] bessem fundi, Dig. 16, 21, 2, § 39: bisque [[novem]], Nemeaee, dabis, bessemque (i. e. [[eight]] months) sub illis, Manil. 3, 367.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>4</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Of a jugerum: partes duae tertiae [[pedes]] [[decem]] [[novem]] milia et ducentos, hoc est bes, in quo sunt scripula CXCII., Col. 5, 1, 11.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>5</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Of a [[measure]] of [[capacity]]: bes sextarii, Scrib. Comp. 126.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>6</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Of a [[pound]], = 8 ounces: in binos semodios farinae [[satis]] esse bessem fermenti, Plin. 18, 11, 26, § 102; Scrib. Comp. 157.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>7</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Of an [[inheritance]]: [[heres]] ex besse, Plin. Ep. 7, 24, 2.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>C</b> [[Meton]]. for [[eight]]: quincunces et [[sex]] cyathos bessemque bibamus, Caïus ut fiat [[Julius]] et [[Proculus]] (i. e. so [[many]] letters were comprised in these names; cf. 1. [[bibo]], 2. e.), Mart. 11, 36, 7 and 8.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>D</b> Bes [[alter]] = (12+8)/12 = 1 ⅔, Fest. s. v. [[triens]], p. 363 Müll.—<br /><b>II</b> In [[mathematics]], [[where]] the [[cardinal]] [[number]] is [[six]] (cf. as !*?), bes = 4, Gr. [[δίμοιρος]], Vitr. 3, 1, p. 61 Rod. and bes [[alter]] = (6+4)/6 = 1 ⅔, Gr. [[ἐπιδίμοιρος]], id. ib.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>bēs</b>,¹⁵ [[bessis]], m., les ⅔ d’un tout de 12&nbsp;parties :<br /><b>1</b> [héritage] : [[heres]] ex besse Plin. Min. Ep. 7, 24, 2, héritier des ⅔<br /><b>2</b> [poids] les ⅔ d’une livre, huit onces : Plin. 18, 102<br /><b>3</b> les ⅔ d’un arpent : Col. Rust. 5, 1, 11<br /><b>4</b> [intérêt] ⅔&nbsp;\\% par mois = 8&nbsp;\\% par an : Cic. Att. 4, 15, 7<br /><b>5</b> = huit : bessem bibamus Mart. 11, 36, 7, buvons huit coupes<br /><b>6</b> [math.] ⅔ de 6 [nombre parfait] = 4 : Vitr. Arch. 3, 1, 6.
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{{Georges
|georg=bēs, bēssis (bēsis), m.; altlat. dēs, Varr. LL. 5, 172 (st. be-is = binae partes [[assis]]; vgl. as), I) [[zwei]] Drittel (= 8 unciae) [[von]] einem jeden zwölfteiligen Ganzen, A) eig.: a) vom Pfunde = 8 Unzen, Plin. 18, 102. – b) [[von]] einem [[iugerum]], Col. 5, 1, 11. – c) vom Fuße,<sup> 2</sup> / <sub>3</sub> [[Fuß]] = 8 [[Zoll]], u. [[bes]] [[alter]] = <sup>12+8 </sup>/ <sub>12</sub> = 1<sup>2</sup><sub> </sub>/ <sub>3,</sub> s. [[Fest]]. p. 363 (in v. Trientem [[tertium]] etc.). – d) vom as [[als]] [[Münze]] (s. Varr. LL. 5, 172), [[fenus]] ex triente Idib. Quinct. [[factum]] erat bessibus, [[anstatt]] daß [[früher]] <sup>1</sup>/<sub>3 </sub>% [[Zinsen]] [[monatlich]] bezahlt wurden, bezahlte [[man]] [[nun]] <sup>2</sup>/<sub>3 </sub>%, [[also]] [[nach]] unserer [[Berechnung]] aufs [[Jahr]] = die [[Zinsen]] stiegen [[von]] 4% (12 × <sup>1</sup>/<sub>3</sub>) [[auf]] 8% (12 × ⅔), Cic. ad Att. 4, 15, 7. – e) [[von]] der [[Erbschaft]], [[heres]] ex besse, Plin. ep. 7, 24, 2. – B) meton. = [[acht]], bessem bibamus, 8 [[Becher]] (so [[viel]] [[als]] der [[Name]] [[Proculus]] Buchstaben enthält), Mart. 11, 36, 7. – II) [[bei]] den Mathematikern, <sup> 2</sup>/<sub>3</sub> [[von]] 6 (s. as no. II) = 4, griech. [[δίμοιρος]], u. [[bes]] [[alter]] = <sup>6+4</sup>/<sub>6 </sub>= 1⅔, griech. επιδίμοιρος, Vitr. 3, 1, 6. – / Spät. Nbf. bēssis, is, m., [[Bassus]] de asse § 2. 8. 14. 16 (Metrol. scriptt. p. 72 sqq. ed. Hultsch). Prisc. de fig. [[num]]. 10. p. 408, 25 u. 31. p. 416, 20 K. Cod. Theod. 9, 42, 8. § 1. Paul. ex [[Fest]]. 33, 1 zw.
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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=bes NUM :: two thirds; [bes alter => one and two thirds]<br />bes bes besis N M :: two thirds of any whole; [ex bese => in ratio of 2:3; or 8, ⅔ of 12 (L+S)]<br />bes bes bessis N M :: two thirds of any whole; [ex bese => in ratio of 2:); or 8, ⅔ of 12 (L+S)]
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