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χαλκίον

chalkion · τό

copper vessel, cauldron, kettle

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What it meant

χαλκίον · chalkion — LSJ

copper vessel, cauldron, kettle

copper vessel, cauldron, kettle, IG 1(2).393, Ar. Ach. 1128, Fr. 107, 330, Eup. 108, 256, X. Oec. 8.19; χ. θερμαντήριον, = θερμαντήρ, IG 2(2).1416, 4.39 (Aegina), Gal. 13.663.

2 cymbal, chatterbox

cymbal, τὸ Δωδωναῖον χ., prov. of a chatterbox, Men. 66, cf. Zen. 6.5.

3 bowl of the κότταβος

bowl of the κότταβος, Poll. 6.110.

4 copper ticket

copper ticket given to the dicasts, bearing the name of the court in which they were to serve, D. 39.10.

5 piece of copper money

piece of copper money, πονηρὰ χαλκία Ar. Ra. 724 (troch.); παραλαβὼν τὼ χαλκίω Eub. 83; cf. Poll. 9.90.—Freq. written χαλκεῖον in codd., but χαλκίον is required by the metre in Com., and corroborated by Inscrr. (v. supr.), and Pap., PCair.Zen. 630.4 (iii B. C.), PMich.Zen. 65.2 (iii B. C.), PSI 6.625.12 (iii B. C.), etc.

II

prob. Dim. of χάλκη, = κάλχη II, IG 42(1).102.242 (Epid., iv B. C.).

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Where it came from

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