Θῦσαι

to sacrifice

Translated by Catharine Roth16 Aug 2003Vetting: high4 revisions

10 words

[Meaning] to slaughter, and in Homer to make burnt offerings.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Θῦσαι· τὸ σφάξαι, καὶ τὸ θυμιᾶσαι παρὰ Ὁμήρῳ.

Betacode

*qu=sai: to\ sfa/cai, kai\ to\ qumia=sai para\ *(omh/rw|.

Notes

The headword is aorist active infinitive of theta 593; cf. scholia on Homer, Iliad 9.219, where it occurs (web address 1).
cf. generally theta 550.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

θ550Θύματαofferings[Meaning] incenses. [Meaning] first-fruits, sacrifices. Aristophanes [writes]: "there's nothing to the offerings but chins and horns." In reference to sacrificial victims that have no flesh. It is also applied in the…

Neighbouring entries

θ614Θυσανόεσσαfringe-bearing θ615Θυσάνοιςwith fringes θ616Θῦσαιto sacrifice θ617Θῦσονsacrifice θ618Θύσθλαsacred implements

Revision history4 revisions · last 23 Jan 2013

23 Jan 2013upgraded link — Catharine Roth
7 Jan 2013Revised — David Whitehead
3 Nov 2005augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
17 Aug 2003added x-ref and keyword — David Whitehead
16 Aug 2003Translated — Catharine Roth