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Euclid's Elements - Book 5 : Definition 2
Definition 2:

Πολλαπλάσιον δε τό μείζον του ελάττονος, όταν καταμετρήται υπό του ελάττονος.

And the greater (magnitude is) a multiple of the lesser (magnitude) when it is measured by the lesser (magnitude).

If p and q are magnitudes with q less than p, then we say that q measures p if and only if p divided by q leaves no remainder. In other words p is a multiple of q.

Book 5 is the most important book of all the 13 books of Euclid's Elements. It is also the hardest because it appears before Book 6, which in my opinion should have come before Book 5 since much of Book 6 explains the important concepts of Book 5 using the geometry established thus far.
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