the offence of falsely subscribing oneʼs name as witness to a summons (κλητήρ) , γραφὴ ψευδοκλητείας a prosecution for such false subscription, D. 53.17, Arist. Ath. 59.3; βαδίζειν ἐπί τινα τῆς ψευδοκλητείας D. 53.15; ψευδοκλητείας τρὶς ὀφλεῖν And. 1.74.—This is the form found in Arist. l.c. (Pap.), in the best codd. of D. and in Poll. 8.40, 44; ψευδοκλητία is found in codd. of And. and as v.l. in D.; ψευδοκλησία in Harp. (with vv.ll. -κλητία, -κληστία, -κλησις), Suid.
The corpus record
ψευδοκλητ-εία
pseudokleteia · ἡ
the offence of falsely subscribing oneʼs name as witness to a summons
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Where it lives
- Athenian Constitution 1 · 0.61/10k
What it meant — LSJ
the offence of falsely subscribing oneʼs name as witness to a summons, for such false subscription
In the wild
- ψευδοκλητείας · pseudoklēteias Aristotle, Athenian Constitution Ath. Pol..59 (DIORISIS sentence 711)
Where it came from
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