ἑκτεύς
νὺξ βροτοῖσιν οὔτε κῆρες οὔτε πλοῦτος, ἀλλ' ἄφαρ βέβακε, τῷ δ' ἐπέρχεται χαίρειν τε καὶ στέρεσθαι → starry night abides not with men, nor tribulation, nor wealth; in a moment it is gone from us, and another hath his turn of gladness, and of bereavement | Starry night does not remain constant with men, nor does tribulation, nor wealth; in a moment it is gone from us, and to another in his turn come both gladness and bereavement
English (LSJ)
έως, ὁ, (ἕκτος) 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.
French (Bailly abrégé)
έως (ὁ) :
setier, mesure att. pour les matières sèches valant 32 cotyles ou un sixième de médimne.
Étymologie: ἕκτος.
Spanish (DGE)
-έως, ὁ
metrol. hecteo, sexto medida ática para áridos, sexta parte del medimno πυρῶν Milet 1(3).31a.9 (VI a.C.), Ar.Ec.547, κριθέων Milet l.c., cf. IG 13.78.6 (V a.C.), ἀλφίτων SEG 50.168A.45 (Maratón IV a.C.), cf. Men.Fr.93, Poll.1.246.
Greek Monolingual
ἑκτεύς, ο (Α)
μέτρο σιτηρών κ.ά. ξηρών καρπών ίσο με το ένα έκτο του μεδίμνου.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἑκτεύς: [ἕξ] ὁ гектей (1/6 медимна, приблиз. 8.75 л) Arph.
