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Headword: Ξεστίον
Adler number: xi,55
Translated headword: xestion
Vetting Status: high
Translation:
A measure for liquids.
Greek Original:
Ξεστίον: μέτρον ἐπὶ ὑγρῶν.
Note:
Attested mainly in medical writers. Also, and more commonly, attested in the form χέστης (cf. under pi 397). In either case, from the Latin sextarius, containing almost one pint. (kappa 2166 is half of it.)
Keywords: daily life; definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; medicine; science and technology
Translated by: James L. P. Butrica † on 17 February 2000@13:57:26.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (added note and keywords; cosmetics) on 10 July 2001@10:38:15.
David Whitehead (augmented notes and keywords; tweaks and cosmetics; raised status) on 30 August 2007@07:24:47.
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