χρηστήριον
ἆρον τὸν κράβαττόν σου καὶ περιπάτει → take up thy bed and walk, take up your bed and walk, pick up your mat and walk
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.).
