ἑκτεύς
From LSJ
περὶ οὐδὲν γὰρ οὕτως ὑπάρχει τῶν ἀνθρωπίνων ἔργων βεβαιότης ὡς περὶ τὰς ἐνεργείας τὰς κατ' ἀρετήν → since none of man's functions possess the quality of permanence so fully as the activities in conformity with virtue
English (LSJ)
έως, ὁ, (ἕκτος)
A the sixth part (sextarius) of the μέδιμνος, πυρῶν, κριθέων, Schwyzer 725 (Milet., vi B.C.), cf.IG12.76.6, Ar.Ec. 547, Men.91.
German (Pape)
[Seite 781] ὁ, der sechste Theil des μέδιμνος, sextarius; Ar. Eccl. 547; Ath. VI, 235 c; VLL.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἑκτεύς: έως, ὁ (ἕκτος) τὸ ἓν ἕκτον (sextarius) τοῦ μεδίμνου, Ἐπιγραφ. Ἀρχ. ἐν τῇ Συλλογ. Ἐπιγρ. 9, Ἀριστοφ. Ἐκκλ. 547, Μένανδ. ἐν «Βοιωτίᾳ» 4.
