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J. H. Moulton and G. Milligan’s lexicon was among the first to interact with the thousands of Greek papyri, ostraca, and inscriptions discovered in Egypt during the mid- to late-19th century. These papyrus scraps and potsherds, which date from between the 3rd century B.C. and 8th century A.D., are the written record of everyday life in that time. They are the business contracts, personal emails,...

(A.D. 390) αἱ ἐκ νόμων ἁρμὀͅ[ζ]ουσαι δικαιο[λ]ογίαι καὶ π[αρ]αγραφαὶ κτλ. The verb occurs P Tor I. 1iii. 18 (B.C. 117) καὶ δικαιολογηθέντων τῶν συνκαταστάντων αὐτοῖς: see Peyron’s note, p. 106. 1342 Our sources have naturally little light to throw upon the deeper Christian significance of this important word, but we may give a few examples showing its general usage. The adjective is applied to a “just measure” (μετρήσει δ.) P Tebt I. 1113 (B.C. 119), 10541 (B.C. 103)
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