ΗΜΙΟΛΙΟΝ, ημιολιον
ĒMIOLION, ēmiolion
Sounds Like: hay-mee-OH-lee-on
Translations: one and a half, a half-and-a-half, a sesquialter
From the root: ΗΜΙΟΛΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word describes something that is one and a half times another quantity or measure. It is often used in mathematics, music, or architecture to denote a ratio of 3:2. For example, a musical interval that is a perfect fifth has a frequency ratio of 3:2, which would be described as ἡμιόλιον. It can function as an adjective modifying a noun, or as a noun itself referring to the ratio or quantity.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 15 — 11:415
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΗΜΙΟΛΙΟΝ, appear in our texts.
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