ὁλοκόττινος
φιλοσοφώτερον καὶ σπουδαιότερον ποίησις ἱστορίας ἐστίν: ἡ μὲν γὰρ ποίησις μᾶλλον τὰ καθόλου, ἡ δ' ἱστορία τὰ καθ' ἕκαστον λέγει → poetry is something more scientific and serious than history, because poetry tends to give general truths while history gives particular facts
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: m.,
Meaning: name of a gold coin, Lat. solidus (pap. IV--VIp).
Other forms: -ον n. Also ὁλοκότιον (BGU 1082).
Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Lat.
Etymology: From ὅλος and Lat. (aurum) coctum = ὁλό-χρυσος quite from pure gold, s. Kretschmer Glotta 3, 313f. (with ct > ττ) (after Psaltes).
Frisk Etymology German
ὁλοκόττινος: {holokóttinos}
Forms: -ον n.
Grammar: m.,
Meaning: N. einer Goldmünze, lat. solidus (Pap. IV—VIp).
Etymology : Aus ὅλος und lat. (aurum) coctum = ὁλόχρυσος ganz aus reinem Gold, s. Kretschmer Glotta 3, 313 f. (nach Psaltes).
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