δίωγμα

English (LSJ)

ατος, τό,

   A pursuit, chase, A.Eu.139 (pl.), Plb.1.34.9, Onos. 10.6 (pl.); δ. πώλων, = τοὺς διώκοντας πώλους, E. Or.988; ὑπ' ἀετοῦ δ. φεύγων Id.Hel.20; δ. ξιφοκτόνον, i. e. the sword, ib.354; τὰ πλούτου δ. eager pursuit of wealth, Pl.Plt.310b.    II that which is chased, X. Cyn.3.9.    III a secret rite in the Thesmophoria, from which men were driven away, Hsch.