β490Βωμολόχος
altar-ambusher
[Meaning one who is] an evildoer, sacrilegious. From those who lie in wait for the sacrifices placed on the altars, or for those who perform sacrifices, to ask them and take something. Also [sc. attested is the phrase]…
Βωμολόχος· ὁ κακοῦργος, ἀσεβής. παρὰ τοὺς λοχῶντας τὰ ἐν τοῖς βωμοῖς ἐπιτιθέμενα θύματα, ἢ τοὺς θύοντας, ἵνα αἰτήσαντες λάβωσί τι. καὶ Βωμολόχοις ἔπεσι, τοῖς πρὸς χάριν καὶ ἀπὸ…
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