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κολλυβιστής

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Οὔτ' ἐν φθιμένοις οὔτ' ἐν ζωοῖσιν ἀριθμουμένη, χωρὶς δή τινα τῶνδ' ἔχουσα μοῖραν → Neither among the dead nor the living do I count myself, having a lot apart from these

Euripides, Suppliants, 968
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Full diacritics: κολλῠβιστής Medium diacritics: κολλυβιστής Low diacritics: κολλυβιστής Capitals: ΚΟΛΛΥΒΙΣΤΗΣ
Transliteration A: kollybistḗs Transliteration B: kollybistēs Transliteration C: kollyvistis Beta Code: kollubisth/s

English (LSJ)

οῦ, ὁ,

   A small money-changer, Lys.Fr.149 S., Men.1023, PPetr. 3p.173 (prob. l.), Ev.Matt.21.12, etc.: condemned by Phryn. 404.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1473] ὁ, Geldwechsler; Lys. bei Poll. 7, 33; N. T.; von Phryn. p. 440 verworfen, der ἀργυραμοιβός vorzieht, obwohl Menand. das Wort gebraucht hat.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

κολλῠβιστής: -οῦ, ὁ, (κόλλυβος) ἀργυραμοιβὸς μικρός, ὡς τὸ κερματιστής, Λυσ. παρὰ Πολυδ. Ζ΄, 33, Εὐαγγ. κ. Ματθ. κα΄, 12, κτλ. (ἀλλ’ ἴδε Sturz Διαλ. Μακεδ. σ. 42)· ἀποδοκιμαζόμενον ὑπὸ τῶν Ἀττικιστῶν, Φρύνιχ. 440, Θωμᾶς Μάγιστρ. 539.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ής, ές :
changeur, banquier.
Étymologie: κόλλυβος.

English (Strong)

from a presumed derivative of kollubos (a small coin; probably akin to κολλούριον); a coin-dealer: (money-)changer.