λάχος[ᾰ],εος,τό,(λᾰχεῖν)
A. allotted portion:
1. lot, destiny, Thgn. 592 , S. Ant. 1303 (so Bothe forλέχος).
2. appointed office, A. Ch. 361 (lyr.), Eu. 334 (lyr.): pl., ib. 310 (anap.), 347 , 386 (both lyr.).
II. portion obtained by lot, share, Pi. O. 7.58 , N. 10.85 , A. Eu. 400 , X. An. 5.3.9 ;ἐν τῷ τρίτῳ λ.,
= τὸ τρίτον orτρίτως, A. Eu. 5 ; νυκτὸς τρίτατον λ.
Mosch. 2.2
, cf. A.R. 1.1082 ; ἤματος
Id. 3.1340
.—Poet. word, used by X. , and found in dialects, τῶν χρημάτων τὸ λ.
IG 5(2).262.20
(Mantinea,v B.C.), cf. Schwyzer 289.88 (Rhodian,ii B.C.).