Meaning of "obolus" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OBOLUS

Via Latin from Greek obolos small coin, nail; related to obelos spit, variant of obelus.

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PRONUNCIATION OF OBOLUS

obolus  [ˈɒbələs]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBOLUS

Obolus is a noun.

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WHAT DOES OBOLUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Obol (coin)

The obol was an ancient silver coin. In Classical Athens, there were six obols to the drachma; it could be exchanged for eight chalkoi. Two obols made a diobol, weighing around 1.41-1.43 grams of silver. Triobols were also in use. In English, the coin is usually called an obol, another name for a halfpenny. An obelískos is a "small obol", called so in jest because of its huge size. According to Plutarch, the Spartans had an iron obolus of four chalkoi. Sparta chose to retain the use of the cumbersome, impractical "oboloi" rather than coins proper, so as to discourage the pursuit of wealth. The obolus is also a measurement of weight. In ancient Greece it was defined as one sixth of a drachma, or about 0.5 gram. In ancient Rome it was defined as 1/48 of a Roman ounce, or about 0.57 gram, but was never issued as a coin as part of the early republican coinage system. Below the drachm was the dupondius to the quartuncia. In modern Greece it is equivalent to one decigram, or 0.1 gram. The word "obolos", also "obelos" or "odelos" in other dialects, means a long thin metal nail or rod, such as a spit.

Definition of obolus in the English dictionary

The definition of obolus in the dictionary is a modern Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram. Other definition of obolus is a silver coin of ancient Greece worth one sixth of a drachma.

TRANSLATION OF OBOLUS

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBOLUS»

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A Synopsis of American Fossil Brachiopoda Including ...

Obolellina galtensis Billings=Rhinobolus galteusis. Obolellina magnifica Billings =Dinobolus magnificus. OBOLUS Eichwald. Genotype Obolus appolinus Eichwald. Obolus Eichwald, Zoologia Speeialis, I, 1829, p. 274. — Hall and Clarke, Pal.

Charles Schuchert, 1897

Ozarkian and Canadian Brachiopoda

Obolus leda Walcott Obolus tetonensis leda WALCOTT, U. S. Geol. Surv., Mon. 51 (1912) p. 417. Obolus leda WALCOTT, Smithson. Misc. Coll., vol. 67, no. 9 ( 1924) p. 483, pl. 106, figs. 12—15.

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Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, Geology

In this study, we used XRD analysis of heat-treated fossil brachiopods to test the presence of OH-containing carbonate fluorapatite in the shells of the Cambrian lingulate brachiopod Obolus apollinis Eichwald. In search of the best-preserved ...

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The Household Book of Queen Isabella of England, for the ...

iulii anno presenti quinto. usque .iiii. diem octobris anno eodem computatum/ per eandem billam ibidem eodem die .xv. solidi .vii. denarii. obolus. De eadem per manus Reginaldi de Lisy recipientis denarios de 5 uadiis suis allocatis in rotulo ...

F. D. Blackley, Gustav Hermansen, 1971

The theological works: containing his porta Mosis and ...

yT = 4 x ^ Unciæ : paulo- que superans semiscripulum Atticum. Celfus solus , fed cum cura. Danicum > vJijQI , 12 grana hordei, 4- denarii argencei. MS. Ar. Bibl. Hunt. Tantidem & Obolus Misnicus, feu riyO Mea aut pout, aut Chaldæis pSSx.

Edward Pococke, Leonard Twells, 1740

Cartularium Monasterii de Rameseia

lie liil na - - - v. denarii - iii. denarii v. denarii. lie Phlirippo ode - - v. denarii - iii. denarii vi. denarii. lie Levena blowe - - i. denarius i. denarius i. denarius. lie Petro filio Martini - vi. denarii ii. denariis vi. denarii. obolus. be lsabella biussel - vi.

William Henry Hart, Ponsonby A. Lyons, 2012

Zodiac Island

She rubbed her hands on her apron and shouted to Obolus that he had visitors. His brothers and sisters also rushed to the door with him and were disappointed to learn that it was only Obolus the twins were interested in. With head held high  ...

Emma Dil, 2007

A Dictionary of the Holy Bible: Containing an Historical ...

jLentes Siliqute i: 2-1 72 9(, 144 1 3 Obolus 6, 2 Scriptulum 1!!; 6 21 3i Drachma 36 1 12! 576 j6912jl728 IS! 144 16 -4 a 57 t 4 1iSextula ;j2 jl jSicilicus - |2|!2 1 ( Duella • 24 3 6 ;4 3 288 9Hj72 ' 18' 361 12 Libra 0 Uncia The Roman ounce is the  ...

James Wood, 1813

Cambrian System (Restricted) of the Southern Appalachians

Holotype: U. S. N. M. 27345; paratypes and plesiotypes 27346, 27383, 27407, 57010, 51634, 33863. Obolus rogersvillensis, n. sp. (Plate 8, figures 3—6) Obolus lamborm' WALCOTT (part), U. S. Geol. Surv. Mon. 51, p. 393, pl. 22, figs. 2b—h, k ...

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A Dissertation Upon the Epistles of Phalaris: With an Answer ...

iEgincaen Obolus ; so that by this reckoning, the iEginasan Obolus was equal to xn Chalci. But the jEgimean Obolus was to the Attic, as x is to vi ; and the Altic Obolus had the value of viii Chalci; therefore the iEginaean Obolus was not equal to ...

Richard Bentley, 1817

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBOLUS»

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A person who combines the judicial functions of Minos, Rhadamanthus and Æacus, but is placable with an obolus [an ancient Greek coin] ; a ... «Reminder Publications, Jul 15»

Griechenland-Krise: Neue Reformvorschläge auf dem Prüfstand

Wer mehr als 30.000 Euro pro Jahr verdient, soll einen zusätzlichen Obolus zwischen einem und sieben Prozent an den Staat abtreten. «Web.de, Jun 15»

Fruchtiges im Bierglas

Dort gibt es auch die Chance, das Getränk gegen einen Obolus zu verkosten. Zudem sind Biere der Firma ab Juli bei einem Uracher ... «Südwest Presse, May 15»

Regenbögen und ganz viel Gefühl

Im Vorraum wurde man gegen einen kleinen Obolus mit Nachos in roten Blecheimerchen begrüßt. Im Vorführungsraum schließlich erreichte ... «Budapester Zeitung, Jan 15»

Bei diesen Nachrichten MÜSSEN Politessen auf Strafzettel verzichten!

... und wenn dann tatsächlich doch eine Lücke frei wird, übersieht man natürlich das 'Ladezone'-Schild und wird mit einem Obolus von 5 - 25 ... «gofeminin.de, Jan 15»

Forza Horizon G-Shock Car Pack bringt Nissan IDx Nismo auf die …

Wer den Season Pass besitzt muss nur auf Download klicken, alle anderen müssen einen kleinen Obolus an Turn 10 Studios entrichten. «Autophorie.de, Jan 15»

Die Frauenquote nach Marquis de Sade

Kann man dem Autoren einen kleinen Obolus in Gestalt eines Micropayments zukommen lassen? donalphonso sagt: 30. November 2014 um ... «FAZ - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Dec 14»

Barock auf Knopfdruck

... Eintritt zwei Euro fünfzig. Für diesen Obolus kann der einzige Bauarbeiter vor Ort, ein Drucker namens "KamerMaker", bewundert werden. «derStandard.at, May 14»

Editorial: Nimmersatt

Dafür entrichten sie für jede recycelte Windows-Version einen Obolus an Microsoft. So lassen sich die Jungs aus Redmond die recycelte ... «c't, Oct 13»

Dark Progress: Local Label Flenser Is Helping Black Metal Evolve

Local group Bosse-de-Nage employs post-rock crescendos, Ghast uses recursive song structures, and Obolus uses field recordings. And Botanist's brown robes ... «SF Weekly, Oct 13»