Definition of Obolus. Meaning of Obolus. Synonyms of Obolus

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Definition of Obolus

Obolus
Obolus Ob"o*lus, n.;pl. Oboli. [L., fr Gr. (?)] (Gr.Antiq.) (a) A small silver coin of Athens, the sixth part of a drachma, about three cents in value. (b) An ancient weight, the sixth part of a drachm.

Meaning of Obolus from wikipedia

- until he has paid the last obolus" since Luke calls the coin a lepton (a somewhat smaller denomination) rather than an obolus. The currency of the United...
- coffin. This method resembles the ancient Gr**** practice of placing an obolus in the corpse's mouth to pay the toll to cross the River Styx in the underworld...
- Obolo may refer to: The obolus, a Gr**** silver coin worth a sixth of a drachma Obolo language, a language of Nigeria Eastern Obolo, a local government...
- crossing the Styx, ferried across by Charon (kair'-on), who charged an obolus, a small coin for p****age placed in the mouth of the deceased by pious relatives...
- Silver obolus from Stymphalos depicting Heracles on the obverse and a Stymphalian bird and inscription ΣΤΥΜΦΑΛΙΑ on the reverse....
- till today favourable to the Turks, has manifested to you by means of the obolus and sympathy of one of her great men that she ought to prefer the alliance...
- brothels provided a service accessible to all, regardless of income. (One obolus is one sixth of one drachma, the daily salary of a public servant at the...
- coffin. This method resembles the Ancient Gr**** practice of placing an obolus in the corpse's mouth to pay the toll to cross the River Styx in the underworld;...
- 2.9 gr  0.0067 oz  lit. "carob seed" The Gr**** κεράτιον (kerátion) obolus obolus 1⁄48 uncia 0.57 g  8.8 gr  0.020 oz  lit. "obol", from the Gr**** word...
- near the Pincian Gate of Rome, condemned to asking p****ers-by to "give an obolus to Belisarius" (date obolum Belisario), before pardoning him. Philip Stanhope...