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דימוסנאי

Yalq
דימוסנאי 〈dymwsnʾy〉 |demosnaʾi|

Translation: collectors of public revenues

Translation equivalent: δεμοσιῶναι

תנו רבנן בכ"ה בניסן אתנטול דימוסנאי מיהודה ומירושלים

Yalq 110 [II 503: 60]

The rabbis have taught: On the 25th of Nissan, the collectors of public revenues were removed from Judah and Jerusalem.

= MegTaan 3; bSan 91a

Cf. Levy I 397a; Jastrow 300b; AC III 88a.

Bibliography:

Krauss, LW II, 206b.

How to cite: Art. דימוסנאי in: Dictionary of Loanwords in Rabbinic Literature. Eds. Susanne Plietzsch, Michael Gassner, Christina Katsikadeli, Thomas Klampfl, Vladislav Slepoy. https://lrl.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/demosnai-ys.html. 2024.