Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jun 1, 2016 06:38
8 yrs ago
Greek term
ΦΠΣτ
Greek to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
Law (legislation)
The 1876 law defining “The Responsibilities of Ministers” is referred to as being “ο Ν.ΦΠΣΤ της 22ας ∆εκεµβρίου 1876” or “Ο πρώτος νόμος περί ευθύνης υπουργών ήταν ο ΦΠΣτ του 1876”.
Can someone please explain what the letters ΦΠΣτ stand for either in Greek or English and preferably provide some evidence to support the answer.
Can someone please explain what the letters ΦΠΣτ stand for either in Greek or English and preferably provide some evidence to support the answer.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | 586 |
Nick Lingris
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| 4 +1 | 586 |
Dave Bindon
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Proposed translations
13 mins
Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Greek
United Kingdom
The word is my oyster
Native in: Greek 
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English, Greek
Related KudoZ points
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639
Selected
586
This is the older Greek numbering system using letters for numbers, in which Φ = 500, Π=80 and Στ = 6.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_numerals
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_numerals
Note from asker:
| Please see my note to Dave Bindon. The same message applies for you. Thank you for your help. Now, who do I award the points to? Is there any way that I can give each of you 2 points each? |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I am selecting your answer because it provides background information that will enable me to recognise similar numbers in future."
+1
11 mins
586
I think it's a number.
Note from asker:
| Thank you. So, I guess the equivalent in English would be, “DLXXXVI”, which is 586 in Roman numerals. Now, can anyone tell me how I divide the points between two answerers because although you answered first Nick provided an explanation to back it up. |
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