Timeline for Does “comperendinare” really mean “to adjourn for three days” (or similar) and if yes, how do we know this?
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| Apr 16, 2017 at 21:38 | history | edited | Joonas Ilmavirta♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 3, 2016 at 4:27 | comment | added | Cerberus♦ | It should also be noted that the Romans often counted dates inclusively, so the day after tomorrow would be the third day from now (today is 1, tomorrow is 2, the day after is 3). So that may explain why it is translated as "adjourn for three days". | |
| Mar 2, 2016 at 21:58 | comment | added | Nathaniel is protesting | +1, but it'd be interesting to know if any classical authors actually define the word or make the meaning clear in context, or if all we have to go on is the structure of the word. | |
| Mar 2, 2016 at 20:28 | history | answered | Joonas Ilmavirta♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |