τελωνέω
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)
pf.
A τετελώνηκα Phld. Rh.1.344 S.:—to be a τελώνης, PPetr.2p.108 (iii B.C.), Plu.2.236b, Luc.Pseudol.30; in bad sense, κλέπτει, τελωνεῖ Apollod.Com.13.13, cf. Phld. l.c. II c. acc., τ. τινὰ πικρῶς take heavy toll of one, Str.9.3.4:—Med., ἐτελωνήσατο ἐξάγων δούλην has paid toll, BGU 913.11 (iii A.D.), cf. 882.2 (iii A.D.); freq. in pf., τετελώνηται διὰ πύλης ἐξάγων PAmh.2.116, 117 (ii A.D.), PLips.81,82 (iii/iv A.D.), etc.:—Pass., τελωνουμένους σκληρῶς OGI55.17 (Telmessus, iii B.C.); to be demanded or paid as toll, LXX 1 Ma.13.39; καθότι ἂν οἱ Μιλήσιοι -ῶνται are subject to tax, Milet.3.149.25 (ii B.C.); τὰ μὴ τετελωνημένα articles on which customs-duty has not been paid, PTeb. 5.26 (ii B.C.): metaph., dub. in Erot.Prooem.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1089] ein τελώνης sein, die Zölle pachten und einnehmen, Luc. Pseudol. 30 u. A.; übrtr., τοὺς λόγους, von der Gelehrsamkeit Zoll nehmen, d. h. für Geld lehren, Sp.
