Ὀργεῶν
of cults
Translated by David Whitehead12 Dec 2000Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
Meaning of cult-members. Lysias [sc. says this].
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὀργεῶν· ἀντὶ τοῦ ὀργεώνων. Λυσίας.
Betacode
*)orgew=n: a)nti\ tou= o)rgew/nwn. *lusi/as.
Notes
- Lysias fr. 112 Sauppe (now 155 Carey OCT), cited from Harpokration s.v.
cf. omicron 510, omicron 511, omicron 512.
Linked from4 entries
- ι160Ἱέρατοwas a priestPluperfect [when written] with omicron [as the final vowel]. But i(era/tw [sc. with omega] [means] let him celebrate mysteries in accordance with custom and let him sacrifice; for the sacrificers [are] orgeones.
- ο510Ὀργεῶνεςorgeones[Meaning] the [sc. priests] in charge of sacrificing.
- ο511Ὀργεῶνεςorgeones[Meaning] those who 'orgize' to privately established gods. To 'orgize' is to perform the 'orgia' of the gods, that is, mysteries and usages. [Book] 4 of Laws [says]: "No internal acquisition of shrines in private…
- ο512Ὀργεῶναςcult-membersThere is a speech of Isaeus to cult-members. Cult-members [o)rgew=nes] are those coming together to honor gods or heroes; for [the verb] o)rgia/zein is sacrificing and seeing the customary acts - either from stretching…
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Revision history4 revisions · last 13 Jul 2011
- updated note — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added cross-references, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead