ὀβολοστατική

From LSJ

αἰὼν παῖς ἐστι παίζων, πεσσεύων∙ παιδός η βασιληίη → time is a child playing draughts; the kingship is a child's | a life-time is a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | a whole human life-time is nothing but a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game; kingship belongs to the child

Source

German (Pape)

[Seite 289] der schmutzige Wucher, der Obolen wägt, Arist. pol. 1, 10.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ῆς (ἡ) :
s.e. τέχνη;
métier d'usurier.
Étymologie: ὀβολοστάτης.

Greek Monolingual

ὀβολοστατική, ἡ (Α) οβολοστάτης
(ενν. τέχνη) το επάγγελμα του οβολοστάτη, του τοκογλύφου, δηλ. ο δανεισμός με τόκο.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ὀβολοστᾰτική: ἡ (sc. τέχνη) ростовщичество Plat., Arst.

Middle Liddell


(sc. τέχνἠ, the trade of a petty usurer, usury, Arist.