ἑστίασις
From LSJ
λέγεται δὲ καὶ κλῶνας αὐτῆς θύραις ἢ θυρίσι προστεθέντας ἀποκρούειν τὰς τῶν φαρμάκων κακουργίας → its branches attached to doors or windows are said to repel the evil of spells
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A feasting, banqueting, entertainment, Th.6.46 (pl.), Pl.R.612a (pl.), D.19.234 ; λόγων ἑ. a banquet of speeches, Pl. Ti.27b ; ἑ. συμφορητός, = ἔρανος, Arist.Pol.1286a29. II public dinner given by a citizen to his fellow-citizens, as a λειτουργία, ib.1321a37.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1044] ἡ, das Bewirthen, das Geben eines Schmauses, der Schmaus, Thuc. 6, 46; Plat. Rep. I, 352 b; Dem. 19, 234, was 235 erkl. wird τοὺς παρὰ τοῦ Φιλίππου πρέσβεις ἐξένισα; auch übertr., τὴν τῶν λόγων ἑστ. Plat. Tim. 27 b; Plut. – In Athen eine Liturgie, die Speisung der Stammgenossen.
