triobolus
ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving
Latin > English
triobolus trioboli N M :: half-drachma; a trifle
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
trĭōbŏlus: i, m., = τριώβολος.
I As a coin, a piece of three oboli, a half-drachm; used to denote a trifle: negare se debere tibi triobolum, a sixpence, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 26: neque triobolum ullum amicae das, id. Poen. 4, 2, 46; id. Rud. 4, 3, 100; 5, 2, 43; 5, 2, 67; cf.: non ego homo trioboli sum, nisi, etc., id. Poen. 1, 2, 168. —
II As a weight, half a drachm, Cato, R. R. 127, 2; Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 9, 46.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
trĭōbŏlus,¹⁶ ī, m. (τριώβολος), triobole, pièce de monnaie valant trois oboles : Pl. Bacch. 260 ; Pœn. 381 || demi-drachme : Cato Agr. 127, 2 ; C. Aur. Acut. 2, 3, 46.
