Greek Vocab Of Public Institutions In Papyri

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αγορανομος

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public notary (magistrate)

Ptol. & Rom.

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αναγραφη

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public registration

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αναπομπη

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delegation of (prefect's) jurisdiction

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αναφορα

αναφοριον

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petition

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αντιγραφευς

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officer checking tax-farmers and tax-collectors

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απογραφη (απογραφεσθαι)

κατ’ οικιαν απογραφη

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(to deliver in) an official statement

census-return

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απομοιρα

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orchard/vineyard tax (due to temple)

Ptol.

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αρταβιεια

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1 artaba/aroura tax on cultivated land

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αρχειον

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public (notary) office

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αρχιδικαστης

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Ptol: chief judge @ Alexandria

Rom: asst. to Praefect

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αρχων

κοινον των αρχοντων

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municipal magistrate

college or company of archons

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βασιλικος

το βασιλικον

βασιλικος γραμματευς

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royal

Ptol.: royal treasury

secretary of nome

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βιβλιοθηκη

β. δημοσιων λογων

β. εγκτεσεων

βιβλιοφυλαξ

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archives, record office

state archives

registry of real estate

registry director

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βουλη

βουλευτης

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municipal senate (after A.D. 200)

members of senate

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γη βασιλικη/δημοσια

γη εν δωρεα

γη ιερα

γη κατοικικη (κληρουχικη)

γη ουσιασκη

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Ptol./Rom.: royal/imperial land

estate granted by ruler to magistrates

temple land

estate granted for military service

royal/imperial estate

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γραφειον

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notary's office (or branch of)

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γψμνασιαρχος

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gymnasiarch (served under Rom. archon)

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δημοσιος

το δημοσιον

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belonging to the State

Rom.: public treasury

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δημοσιωσις

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official registration, ratification, or authentication

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διαλογισμος

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balancing of accounts

Rom.: conventus of prefect

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διαταγμα

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imperial edict

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δικαιοδοτης

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iuridicus - Roman official in Alexandria w/jurisdiction

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διοκησις

διοκητης

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financial admin.

Ptol.: director of

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δουξ

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dux

Byz.: military commander of province

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δωρεα

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estate granted by a king, fief

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εγκυκλιον

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sales tax

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εκδικος

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defensor civitatis

Byz.: high municipal magistrate

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εννομιον

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general State-pasture tax

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εντευξις

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request addressed to king or prefect

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εντολη

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order, ordinance

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εξαχτωρ

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exactor civitatis

Byz.: office of tax collector

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επεικτης δημοσιου σιτου

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collector of taxes in kind

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επιγενημα

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tax-farmer's profit

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επικεφαλαιον

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Rom.: poll-tax for all Egyptians and non-privileged Greeks

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επικρισις

επκριτης

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periodic examination of credentials for exemption or diminution of poll-tax

official examiner

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επιμελητης

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Ptol.: financial agent

Rom.: municipal curator of public works

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επιστολογραφος

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high official in Alexandrian royal chancery

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επιστρατηγος

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Ptol.: chief of the Thebaid

Rom.: procurator ad epistrategiam

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ευθηνια

ευθηνιαρχης

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annona

Rom.: curator annonae

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ηγεμων

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title of prefect

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επιμελητης

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Ptol.: financial agent

Rom.: municipal curator of public works

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επιστολογραφος

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high official in Alexandrian royal chancery

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επιστρατηγος

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Ptol.: chief of the Thebaid

Rom.: procurator ad epistrategiam

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ιδιος λογος

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Ptol.: private treasury of king

Rom.: also for manager of the treasury

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καθολικος

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late Rom.: high financial official

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καταλογειον

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office of high Alexandrian judge/prefect

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κατοικος

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military colonist

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κληρουχος

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holder of land by military tenure

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κοινοδικιον

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Ptol.: common court for Greek-Egyptian disputes

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κοσμητης

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municipal magistrate-director of ephebes

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κωμαρχης

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head of the village admin.

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κωμογραμματευς

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village scribe

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λαογραφια

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poll-tax

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λαοκριται

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Egyptian judges for Egyptian disputes

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λειτουργια

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Rom.: public service, liturgy

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λογιστης

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Byz.: curator civitatis

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μητροπολις, -ιται

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capital of nome, its inhabitants

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νομαρχης

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Ptol.: governor of nome

later: financial administrator

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νομος

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nome, province (up to Byz.)

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οικονομος

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steward, financial admin. (Ptol.)

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ουσια

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domain

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οψωνιον

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salary of an official

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πολιτευομενος

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Byz.: senator

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πραγματικος

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official who distributes tax in kind over several villages

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πρακτωρ

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Rom. liturgy: magistrate in charge of collecting taxes

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προγραμμα

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official notification, proclamation; edict of prefect

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προσταγμα (προστασσειν)

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ordinance, royal decision

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πρυτανις

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member or president of municipal board

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σιτικα

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wheat or corn tax

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σιτολογος

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keeper of public granary

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σταθμος

σταθμουχος

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quarters, soldier's lodging in private house

billeted soldier or householder billeted upon

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στρατηγος

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early: military governor

since III B.C.: civil magistrate over nome

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ταμιειον

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State property, esp. public treasury

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τελεσμα

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tax

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τελωνης

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tax-farmer

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τοπαρχης

τοπογραμματευς

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governor of a subdivision of a nome

his secretary

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τραπεζα

τραπεζιτης

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bank, cash office

its director

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υπατος

υπατεια

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consul

consulatus

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υπηρετης

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assistant of all kinds of magistrates and officials

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υποδιοικητης

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Ptol.: high financial agent

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υπομνημα

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early: memorandum w/instructions to official

later: request/complaint addressed to authorities

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υπομνηματισμοι

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journal of magistrate

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υπομνηματογραφος

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high official in royal chancery (Alex.)

Rom.: also magistrate

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υποτελης

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person employed by king, crown-worker in a monopoly

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φισκος

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fiscus, Roman public treasury

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χειρωναξιος

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craft tax

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χρεια

ο επι ταις χρειαις
ο επι χρειως

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public service, duty

government official

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χρηματισται

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Greek judges (Ptol.)

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χωματικον

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public works tax

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χωρα

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Egypt (except Alexandria)