Bible Lexicons

τέταρτος, η, ον, also τέτρᾰτος (q.v.), Boeot. πέτρᾰτος (q.v.), fourth, Il. 23.301, etc.

II τὸ τέταρτον as Adv., the fourth time, 5.438, etc.: without Art., fourthly, Pl. Phdr. 266e: regul. Adv. -τως, fourfold, Id. Ti. 86a.

2. (sc. μέρος) a quarter, D.S. 1.50, POxy. 1293.25 (ii A.D.).

III ἡ τετάρτη:

1 (sc. ἡμέρα) the fourth day, Hes. Op. 800, X. An. 4.8.21.

2. (sc. μοῖρα) a liquid measure, Hdt. 6.57: — also, a measure of weight, λαβὼν χρυσοῦ τετάρτας [β] PMag.Leid.V. 6.24, cf. 6.22. a fourth part, ἐπὶ τετάρταις ἐργάζονται τῶν καρπῶν Str. 15.1.40.

3. tax of 25 %, τ. ἐπὶ τοῖς καρποῖς App. Mith. 83, cf. SIG 4.8 (Cyzicus, vi B.C.); ὧν τετάρτη goods which pay a tax of 25%, PCair.Zen. 12.59, 70, al. (iii B.C.); τ. σιτοποιῶν ib. 206.34 (iii B.C.). Τέταρτος, ὁ, a month in Locris, GDI 1901.2, 2097.5 (Delph., ii B.C.). (Skt. caturthás, Lith. ketvi[rtilde]tas, Lat. quartus, etc.: l.- E. q[uglide]eturto- and q[uglide]et[uglide]ṛto-.)