τρισςός

A. threefold, Hes. Fr. 191, E. Fr. 285.3, etc.; τρισσὸν ζεῦγος τρισσῶν (sed leg. τριῶν)θεῶν Id. Tr. 924; πρᾶσις τ. γραφεῖσα POxy. 1208.24 (iii A. D.):—Adv. ‐ῶς Thphr. ap. D.H. Lys. 14, LXX Pr. 22.20, al., AP 12.123.

II. in pl., = τρεῖς, Pi. P. 8.80, S. OT 164 (lyr.), OC 479, E. Hec. 645 (lyr.), Pl. R. 504a.

III. = τρίτος, IG 12(2).129.8 (Mytil.).

IV. τρισσοί, = shields, misrendering of Hebr. šelātî through confusion with šālōš 'three', LXX 4 Ki. 11.10.

V. literal rendering of Hebr. šālīš 'measure containing third part (of unknown unit)', Aq. Is. 40.12.