ῥήτρα: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ἡ, Ion. ῥήτρη, Elean ϝράτρα, v. infr.: (ἐρῶ):—<span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[verbal agreement]], [[bargain]], [[covenant]], <b class="b3">ἀλλ' ἄγε νῦν ῥήτρην ποιησόμεθ</b>' <span class="bibl">Od.14.393</span>; παρὰ τὴν ῥ. <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>6.6.28</span>; ῥ. πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ ὁμολογία γίνεται <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">VH</span>2.7</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">10.18</span>; <b class="b3">ποιοῦνται ῥήτρας ἐπὶ χρυσίῳ παμπόλλῳ</b> they lay [[wagers]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">NA</span>15.24</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> in the Doric and Elean dialects, [[compact]], [[treaty]], <b class="b3">ἁ ϝράτρα τοῖρ ϝαλείοις καὶ τοῖς Ἑρϝαοίοις</b> (i.e. <b class="b3">ἡ ῥήτρα τοῖς Ἠλείοις καὶ τοῖς Ἡραιεῦσι</b>) <span class="title">SIG</span>9 (Elis, vi B.C.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of [[the laws]] of Lycurgus, which assumed the character of <b class="b2">a compact between the Law-giver and the People</b>, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Lyc.</span>6</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">13</span>; later, [[decree]], [[ordinance]], of the Spartan kings, as of Agis, Id.<span class="title">Agis</span> 8; <b class="b3">εὐθείαις ῥ. ἀνταπαμειβομένους</b> (perh. in reference to the [[σκολιά]] (sc. [[ῥήτρα]]) mentioned in the addition made to the original [[ῥήτρα]], <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Lyc.</span>6</span>), <span class="bibl">Tyrt.2.8</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> at Byzantium,= <b class="b3">προβούλευμα, ἐκ τᾶς βωλᾶς λαβὼν ῥήτραν</b> Decr.Byz. ap.<span class="bibl">D.18.90</span> (unless, [[leave to speak]], cf. infr. 111). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> generally, [[law]], <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>1.6.33</span>; [[ordinance]] of a festival, <span class="title">IG</span>5(1).1498.12 (Messenia). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> [[speech]], <b class="b3">ῥ. παραλαβεῖν</b> take up [[the word]], Luc.<b class="b2">Pro Merc. Cond</b>.2; παραδιδόναι <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Tox.</span>35</span>: pl., [[speeches]], Lyc.470,1037, <span class="bibl">Nic. <span class="title">Al.</span>132</span>.</span>