νόμισμα
nomisma
anything sanctioned by current
Appears 46 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
νόμισμα, ατος, τό, A. anything sanctioned by current or established usage, custom, Ἑλληνικὸν ν. Th. 269, cf. IT 1471; institution, οὐδὲν γὰρ ἀνθρώποισιν οἷον ἄργυρος κακὸν ν. ἔβλαστε Ant. 296; θεοὶ ἡμῖν ν. οὐκ ἔστι Nu. 248, with a play on signf. II (do not pass current with us). II. esp. current coin, ν. κόψαι or κόψασθαι, coin money, 3.56, 4.166; τἀρχαῖον ν. Ra. 720; ν. σύμβολον τῆς ἀλλαγῆς ἕνεκα R. 371b, cf. EN 1133b11, Pol. 1257a11, 6.20; τάλαντα νομίσματος 3.8; ν. ἡμεδαποῦ IG 12.91.4; τὸ ἐπιχώριον ν. PCair.Zen. 21.12 (iii B.C.): pl. νομίσματα pieces of money, coins, 1.9.7. III. full legal measure, τοῦ χοῶς ἢ τῶν κοτυλῶν τὸ ν. διαλυμαίνεται Th. 348.
Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)
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