Ἑστίᾳ θύομεν
we are sacrificing to Hestia
Translated by David Whitehead26 Apr 2006Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverbial phrase] in reference to things which are not carried away from the sacrifice.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἑστίᾳ θύομεν· ἐφ' ὧν οὐκ ἀποφέρονται ἀπὸ τῆς θυσίας.
Betacode
*(esti/a| qu/omen: e)f' w(=n ou)k a)pofe/rontai a)po\ th=s qusi/as.
Notes
- Similar entries in Hesychius and Photius.
Also (with alternative spelling of Hestia) under iota 689, where it is reported that people take nothing away from a sacrifice to Hestia.
For another proverb involving Hestia see alpha 4590; and generally W. Burkert, Greek Religion (1985) 170.