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μέτοχος

metochos

sharing in, partaking of

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 24 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

μέτοχος · metochos — LSJ

sharing in, partaking of

sharing in, partaking of, c. gen., [τῆς συμφορῆς] τὸ πλεῦν μέτοχος Hdt. 3.52; μ. ἐλπίδων, τέχνης, E. Ion 698 (lyr.), Pl. Phdr. 262d; τοῦ βίου, of a wife, Diod.Com. 3.5; δίκης Arist. Mu. 401b29.

II partner, accomplice in, partner

Subst., partner, accomplice in, τοῦ φόνου E. HF 721, Antipho 3.3.11: abs., Th. 8.92; partner in business, PHib. 1.109.3 (iii B. C.), PCair.Zen. 176.102 (iii B. C.), Ostr.Bodl. i92, 251 (ii B. C.), Ev.Luc. 5.7, etc.

2 member of a board

member of a board of officials, freq. in phrase ὁ δεῖνα καὶ μέτοχοι πράκτορες, ἐπιτηρηταί, ἀγορανόμοι, τραπεζῖται, etc., PFlor. 358.5 (ii A. D.), PSI 2.160.4 (ii A. D.), PStrassb. 52.17 (ii A. D.), POxy. 96.4 (ii A. D.), etc.

3 joint owner

joint owner of a house, CPHerm. 119 A iv 20 (iii A. D.).

III

θεῶν μέτοχοι, of the demigods, Arist. Fr. 640.20, cf. IG 14.2117 (Rome).

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