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|Definition=άδος, ἡ, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[the number four]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Metaph.</span>1081b16</span>, <span class="bibl">1090b23</span>, <span class="bibl">Ph.1.22</span>, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Lyc.</span>5</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[the fourth dav]] of the month, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">h.Merc.</span> 19</span>, <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>794</span>,<span class="bibl">798</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>1131</span>, <span class="bibl">Th.5.54</span>, <span class="title">IG</span>12.304.50,62, etc.; so Boeot. πετράς (q.v.); <b class="b3">τετράδι γέγονας</b>, prov. of one born to a life of labour (cf. τετραδισταί 11), <span class="bibl">Pl.Com.100</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Aristonym.4</span>, <span class="bibl">Sannyr. 5</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">b</span> <b class="b2">the fourth day of the week, Wednesday</b>, Cod.Just.9.4.6.1. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> [[a space of four days]], <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Prog.</span>20</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">4</span> the four [[quarters]] of the moon, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">Sign.</span>5</span>,<span class="bibl">27</span>,<span class="bibl">38</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> = [[τετραρχία]] ''1'', <span class="bibl">Hellanic.52</span> J. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> <b class="b3">κατὰ τετράδα διατετάχθαι</b> [[in four divisions]], Ascl.<span class="title">Tact.</span>3.1.</span>