Ἀνάθεμα
votive, anathema
Translated by Jennifer Benedict28 Mar 2001Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] both that which is being dedicated to the god and that which is to be for destruction; it means both things. That which is dedicated to the god is also said as a)na/qhma [i.e. with the penultimate vowel as eta].1
Also [sc. attested is the related verb]a)naqemati/zw ; [used] with an accusative.2
Also [sc. attested is the related verb]
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀνάθεμα· καὶ τὸ ἀνατιθέμενον τῷ θεῷ καὶ τὸ εἰς ἀφανισμὸν ἐσόμενον· τὰ ἀμφότερα σημαίνει. λέγεται δὲ καὶ Ἀνάθημα τὸ τῷ θεῷ ἀνατεθειμένον. καὶ Ἀναθεματίζω· αἰτιατικῆ.