ἀποδέκτης
βορβόρῳ δ' ὕδωρ λαμπρὸν μιαίνων οὔποθ' εὑρήσεις ποτόν → once limpid waters are stained with mud, you'll never find a drink
English (LSJ)
ου, ὁ,
A receiver: in pl., financial officials, established by Cleisthenes, IG2.38, D.24.162, Arist.Ath.48, Pol.1321b33, Harp.: also at Thasos, IG12(8).608; in Egypt, σίτου Ostr.1217; ἀχύρου POxy.43riii 8 (iii A. D.), cf. Poll.8.114; ἀ. τῶν πολιτικῶν χρημάτων Jahresh.21/2 Beibl.255 (ii A. D.):—hence ἀποδεκ-τεύω, hold office of ἀποδέκτης, IG12(8).391,610 (Thasos).
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀποδέκτης: -ου, ὁ, ὁ δεχόμενος, ὁ λαμβάνων: ἀπὸ τῶν χρόνων τοῦ Κλεισθένους ἀποδέκται ἐλέγοντο ἄρχοντες ἐν Ἀθήναις, οἵτινες διεδέχθησαν τοὺς κωλακρέτας καὶ ἐπλήρωνον τοὺς δικαστάς, Συλλογ. Ἐπιγρ. 84. 19, Δημ. 750. 24, Ἀριστ. Πολιτικ. 6. 8, 1· ἴδε Ἁρπ. ἐν λ., Βοίκχ. Π. Οἰ. 1. 214: - ὡσαύτως ἐν Θάσῳ, Συλλογ. Ἐπιγρ. 2. 163β.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ου (ὁ) :
c. ἀποδεκτήρ.
Étymologie: ἀποδέχομαι.
Spanish (DGE)
-ου, ὁ recaudador D.24.162, Arist.Ath.48.1, Pol.1321b33, IG 22.29.19 (IV a.C.), IG 12(8).608
•en Egipto σίτου Ostr.1217, ἀχύρου POxy.43re.3.8 (III d.C.), χρυσοῦ SB 11885.1 (IV d.C.), cf. Poll.8.114, λίνου τοῦ ἱεροῦ ἀναβολικοῦ PThead.34.25 (IV d.C.), κριθῆς ἐπὶ πόλεως PThead.31.1.1 (IV d.C.), cf. 32.13 (IV d.C.), τῶν πολειτικῶν χρημάτων Jahresh. 21-22, Beibl.255 (II d.C.), cf. Hsch.
