ἑκτεύς

κακῆς ἀπ΄ἀρχῆς γίγνεται τέλος κακόν. → from a bad beginning comes a bad end (Euripides' Aeolus fr. 32)

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Full diacritics: ἑκτεύς	Medium diacritics: ἑκτεύς	Low diacritics: εκτεύς	Capitals: ΕΚΤΕΥΣ
Transliteration A: hekteús	Transliteration B: hekteus	Transliteration C: ekteys	Beta Code: e(kteu/s

English (LSJ)

έως, ὁ, (ἕκτος)

A the sixth part (sextarius) of the μέδιμνος, πυρῶν, κριθέων, Schwyzer 725 (Milet., vi B.C.), cf.IG12.76.6, Ar.Ec. 547, Men.91.

[Seite 781] ὁ, der sechste Theil des μέδιμνος, sextarius; Ar. Eccl. 547; Ath. VI, 235 c; VLL.

ἑκτεύς: έως, ὁ (ἕκτος) τὸ ἓν ἕκτον (sextarius) τοῦ μεδίμνου, Ἐπιγραφ. Ἀρχ. ἐν τῇ Συλλογ. Ἐπιγρ. 9, Ἀριστοφ. Ἐκκλ. 547, Μένανδ. ἐν «Βοιωτίᾳ» 4.