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ξενο-δίκαι

xenodikai · οἱ

judges who tried suits concerning aliens

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What it meant — LSJ

judges who tried suits concerning aliens, a A, praetor peregrinus

judges who tried suits concerning aliens, at Athens, prob. in IG 1(2).343.89, 342.38 ; at Oeanthea, ib. 9(1).333.10 ; at Troezen, ib. 2(2).46a A 27 ; in Phocis, ib. 9(1).32 (ii B.C.): sg. only late, = praetor peregrinus, Lyd. Mag. 1.38 (-δόκης codd.).

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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