Sentence example with the word 'obolus'

obolus

Definition n. a Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram

Last update: September 18, 2015


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I give you leave to call me a rascal, if he has taken one single obolus from me.   [Please select]

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I shall not need even Charon's obolus when I am dead, for we have ceased to believe in him--which is a pity, as the trip across the Styx must have been picturesque.   [Please select]

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Not every one is a Seneca, and I cannot afford the sacrifice; should the noble Vinicius, however, wish to give something, on account of that sum which he promised--" "Not an obolus, Chilo.   [Please select]

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