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χιλιάς

χιλιάς, χιλιάς, a group of 1000; a large number

χῑλι-άς, άδος, ἡ: gen. pl. χιλιάδων Hdt. 2.28 (χιλιαδέων v.l. in 7.28):—
  • a thousand, Id. 6.58, 7.28, A. Pers. 341; χ. τέτορες Simon. 91; c. gen., πολλὰς χιλιάδας ταλάντων Hdt. 2.96, cf. 28; ἐννέα χιλιάδας ἐτῶν Pl. Phdr. 257a.
      • 2 generally, large number, Theoc. 16.91, Luc. Herm. 56; πολλαὶ χ., of lines of poetry, Call. Aet. Oxy. 2079.4 [Fr. 1.4 Pf.]
      • 3 Χιλιάδες, αἱ, title of poem by Euph., Ath. 10.436f, etc.
    • II = χιλιετηρίς, Alex.Aetol. 4.4; Ῥωμαϊκὴ χ., title of work by Asinius Quadratus, St.Byz. s.v. Ἀνθιον (cf. χιλιαρχία III, χιλιετηρίς).

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