ἀρτάβη
From LSJ
οὐ μακαριεῖς τὸν γέροντα, καθ' ὅσον γηράσκων τελευτᾷ, ἀλλ' εἰ τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς συμπεπλήρωται· ἕνεκα γὰρ χρόνου πάντες ἐσμὲν ἄωροι → do not count happy the old man who dies in old age, unless he is full of goods; in fact we are all unripe in regards to time
English (LSJ)
ἡ, Persian measure,
A artaba, = 1 medimnus + 3 choenices, Hdt.1.192; or exactly 1 medimnus, Suid., Hsch. II Egvptian measure of capacity, varying from 24 to 42 χοίνικες, OGI90.30 (Rosetta), PLond.2.265 (i A. D.), POxy.9v8 (iii/iv A.D.), etc.
