χρηστήριον

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κατὰ τὸν αὑτοῦ δαίμονα βιοῦν → live under the direction of his own guiding spirit

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Transliteration A: chrēstḗrion Transliteration B: chrēstērion Transliteration C: christirion Beta Code: xrhsth/rion

English (LSJ)

τό,

   A an oracle, i. e.,    I the seat of an oracle, such as Delphi, h.Ap.81,214, Hes.Fr.134.6, Hdt.1.47, al., E.Med.667, etc.; τὸ ἐν Δελφοῖσι χ. Hdt.1.13, cf. X.Cyr.7.2.15; χρᾶσθαι χρηστηρίοισι Hdt.1.47,53, al.: distd. fr. the νηός, Id.6.19: sts. in pl. for sg., A.Th.748, Eu.194.    2 oracular response, Hdt.1.63,69, al., Th. 1.25, 2.54: pl., A.Ag.964, S.OC604, 1331, E.Ion532 (troch.).    II an offering for the oracle, made by those consulting it: generally, sacrificial victim, χ. θέσθαι Pi.O.6.70; χ. παρέχειν IG22.1126.33; χρηστήρια θεοῖσιν ἔρδειν A.Th.230, cf. Supp.450; χ. πέπτωκε E.Ion 419: metaph., victim, sacrifice, σφάγια . . κείνου χρηστήρια τἀνδρός S.Aj.220 (anap.).

German (Pape)

[Seite 1375] τό, 1) das Orakel; – a) der Ort, der Tempel, wo Orakel ertheilt werden, der Orakelsitz; H. h. Apoll. 81. 214 u. sonst; Hes. frg. 39, 6; Her. τὸ ἐν Δελφοῖς, 1, 13 u. öfter; Aesch. Eum. 185 Spt. 730; Soph. O. C. 610; Eur. Med. 667 u. öfter. – b) die vom Orakel ertheilte Antwort, der Orakelspruch; Her. 1, 63. 69 u. öfter; χρηστήριον ἐλήλυθεν 8, 114; Eur. Ion 532. – . 2) die Opfergaben für die Orakel, welche die das Orakel Befragenden darbrachten, bes. das geschlachtete Opferthier; Aesch. ἀνδρῶν τάδ' ἐστί, σφάγια καὶ χρηστήρια θεοῖσιν ἔρδειν, Spt. 212, wie Suppl. 445, übh. Schlachtopfer, Soph. Ai. 220.