τετράσπαστος

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τά γε μὰν λίνα πάντα λελοίπει ἐκ Μοιρᾶν → but all the thread granted him by the Fates had run out

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Transliteration A: tetráspastos Transliteration B: tetraspastos Transliteration C: tetraspastos Beta Code: tetra/spastos

English (LSJ)

dub. l. et dub. sens., ἐλέφαντα ἐπριάμεθα τ. SIG247 ii 5 (Delph., iv B.C.); perh. τετραστάσιον, in reference to the weight or size (cf. διστάσιος, τριστάσιος) of the piece of ivory.