πόστος

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Full diacritics: πόστος Medium diacritics: πόστος Low diacritics: πόστος Capitals: ΠΟΣΤΟΣ
Transliteration A: póstos Transliteration B: postos Transliteration C: postos Beta Code: po/stos

English (LSJ)

η, ον,

   A which in the ordinal series? π. δὴ ἔτος ἐστὶν ὅτε ξείνισσας ἐκεῖνον; how many years is it since . .? Od.24.288; πόστην (sc. γραμμήν, i. e. on the sun-dial) ἥλιος τέτραπται; Ar.Fr.163; π. ῥύμη; which side-street? which turning? Philippid.22; κατὰ π. σφόνδυλον; Gal.8.238; ἐνθυμήθητι π. ἀφ' Ἡρακλέους ἐγένετο Arr.Epict.2.18.22; κατανόησον πόστῳ αὐτῶν μέρει πάντες μαχεσάμενοι νενικήκαμεν with what fraction, i.e. with how small a part, X.Cyr.4.1.16, cf. Jul.Mis. 340b; Ξενοφῶν π. μέρος τοῦ λόχου ἡ ἐνωμοτία ἐστὶν οὐ διασαφεῖ Arr. Tact.6.3.    II ποστός, ή, όν, holding a certain place in the ordinal series, τῇ ποστῇ (sc. ἡμέρᾳ) on such-and-such a day of the month, PMag.Leid.W.3.35, cf. S.E.M.5.37. (Prob.from ποσσοστος, formed from πός (ς) οι on analogy of πολλοστός from πολλοί.)