Θυηπολοῦσι

they sacrifice

Translated by Ryan Stone3 Mar 2008Vetting: high3 revisions

10 words
[Meaning] they travel about, promising to propitiate gods through sacrifices.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Θυηπολοῦσι· περιπολοῦσι, διὰ θυσιῶν ὑπισχνούμενοι θεοὺς ἐξιλάσκεσθαι.

Betacode
*quhpolou=si: peripolou=si, dia\ qusiw=n u(pisxnou/menoi qeou\s e)cila/skesqai.

Notes

  1. cf. generally theta 537
    The headword is third person plural, present indicative active, of this verb. Same glossing in Photius and in Timaeus' Platonic Lexicon; taken to be quoted from Plato, Republic 364E.

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Neighbouring entries

θ536Θυηλαίburnt offerings, sacrificial portionsθ537Θυηπόλοςsacrificerθ538Θυηπολοῦσιthey sacrificeθ539Θυίαgrinding-cupθ540Θυίδιονmini-mortar
Revision history3 revisions · last 27 Dec 2014
  1. coding — Catharine Roth
  2. augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
  3. augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
  4. Translated — Ryan Stone

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