τεσσεράκοντα [ρᾰ], Ion. and Hellenistic forτεσσαράκοντα, Hdt. 1.166 , al., BMus.Inscr. 1005 (Cyzicus,iv B.C.), OGI 214.53 (Didyma,iii B.C.), etc.; similarlyτεσσερακονταεννέα, etc.,
A. forty-nine, etc., PSI 10.1140.21
(ii A.D.), etc.; but also Ion.
τεσσαράϟοντα
Schwyzer 707
B 8 (Ephesus,vi B.C.); in Hdt. some codd. usually have this form.