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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.16.27.pr-50.16.27.1

Definition of Land and Etymology of Pay and Tribute

Passage 8841 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Ulpian defines 'land' (ager) and explains the etymology and definition of 'pay' (stipendium) and 'tribute' (tributum), referencing the opinion of Pomponius.

[IDEM libro septimo decimo ad edictum. ] §50.16.27.prAger' est locus, qui sine uilla est. '
[THE SAME, in the seventeenth book on the Edict.] 'Land' is a place which is without a country house.
§50.16.27.1Stipendium' a stipe appellatum est, quod per stipes, id est modica aera, colligatur.
'Pay' is named from small coins, because it is collected by means of small coins, that is, moderate copper coins.
idem hoc etiam 'tributum' appellari Pomponius ait.
Pomponius says that this same thing is also called 'tribute'.
et sane appellatur ab intributione tributum uel ex eo quod militibus tribuatur.
And indeed tribute is named from contribution, or from the fact that it is distributed to soldiers.

Notes

  1. §50.16.27.1colligatur — Subjunctive present passive. In the clause introduced by the conjunction "quod" showing the reason, the subjunctive is used to express a reported or assumed reason (etymological explanation) rather than a simple objective fact.
  2. §50.16.27.1idem hoc etiam 'tributum' appellari Pomponius ait — Accusative with Infinitive (AcI) construction. "Pomponius" is the subject and "ait" is the main verb. The accusative "idem hoc" acts as the subject of the passive infinitive "appellari".
  3. §50.16.27.1tribuatur — Subjunctive present passive. In the appositive "quod" clause explaining "ex eo" ("from the fact that..."), the subjunctive is used to present an etymological explanation.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.16.27.pr-50.16.27.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.16.27.pr-50.16.27.1

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