isopsephism

isopsephism

the numerical equality between words or lines of verse according to the ancient Greek notation, in which each letter receives a corresponding number. — isopsephic, adj.
See also: Language
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
The introduction includes discussions of the history of excavations in Smyrna, the pictorial graffiti, healing of the eyes, isopsephisms of desire, and word-play: word squares and riddles.
Graffiti From the Basilica in the Agora of Smyrna
These include intricate word squares and isopsephisms. Such variety, Bagnall argues, makes it unhelpful to presume that graffiti belonged only to a lower social world of marginal literacy.
Everyday Writing in the Graeco-Roman East

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?