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ὠνή

one

buying, purchasing

Appears 6 times across Plato's dialogues.

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ὠνή, Aeol. ὄννα IGΙΙ(2).1064 (ii B. C.), ἡ, (cf. ὦνος) A. buying, purchasing, ὠ. καὶ πρῆσις buying and selling, Hdt. 1.153, cf. Hyp. Ath. 5, S. Fr. 909, Pl. R. 371d, Sph. 223d; ὠνὴν ποιεῖσθαί τινος D. 33.8, cf. Pl. Lg. 849b; δἰ ὠνῆς Plu. 2.753d; διὰ τὴν ὠ. Luc. Ind. 16; ἐν τῇ τῶν σιτίων ὠ. Pl. Prt. 314a. 2. purchase, bargain, E. Cyc. 150. II. contract for the farming of taxes or other sources of revenue, ὠνὰς πρίασθαι ἐκ τοῦ δημοσίου And. 1.73, cf. 92, Plu. Alc. 5; τοὶ πριάμενοι τὰν ὠνὰν σίτου, οἴνου, τετραπόδων, SIG 1000.4,5,6 (Cos, i B. C.); τρὶς ἀναπραθείσης τῆς ὠ. IPE 12.32A53 (Olbia, iii B. C.); ὠνὰς omnium venditas, of the proceeds of local taxes, Cic. Att. 5.16.2. 2. in Dor. Inscrr. (also in Arg.D. 37 (pl.)), deed of sale, contract, ἁ ὠνὰ παρὰ Ξενοκράτη Δελφόν GDI 1715, al. (Delph., ii B. C.); ὠνὰν τὰν ἐν τῷ ἱαρῷ ἀναγεγραμμέναν ib.1764 (ibid., ii B. C.); τᾶς ὠ. τὸ ἀντίγραφον IG 9(1).331.5 (Chaleion, ii B. C.). III. purchase-money, price, εἰς . . τῶν ὅπλων τὴν ὠ. παρέσχε τρισμυρίας δραχμάς Lys. 19.43; ἐπέθηκε τῇ ὠ. τάλαντον Plu. Alc. 5.
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