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διαλογ-ισμός

dialogismos · ὁ

balancing of accounts

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 20 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

διαλογ-ισμός · dialog-ismos — LSJ

balancing of accounts

balancing of accounts, D. 36.23, PRev.Laws 17.17 (pl.), IG 5(1).1432.6 (Messene), etc.: hence,

II calculation, consideration, consideration

calculation, consideration, Pl. Ax. 367a; δ. λαβεῖν περὶ σφῶν αὐτῶν Str. 5.3.7; ὁ δ. οὗτος this consideration, Phld. D. 1.15.

III debate, argument, discussion

debate, argument, discussion, Epicur. Fr. 138 (pl.), Metrod. 37, Plu. Apophth.reg. 2.180c.

IV circuit court

circuit court, τοῦ νομοῦ δ. ποιῆσαι PLond. 2.358.19, cf. BGU 19i13 (ii A.D.).

V judicial inquiry

judicial inquiry, PTeb. 27.35 (ii B.C.), PFay. 66.2 (ii A.D.).

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Where it came from

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