ὅρκιος
Ἔργων πονηρῶν χεῖρ' ἐλευθέραν ἔχε → Mali facinoris liberam serva manum → Von schlechten Taten halte deine Hände frei
English (LSJ)
ον, rarely α, ον E.Med. 208 (lyr.):—
A belonging to an oath, i.e. 1 sworn, bound by oath, δικαστὰς ὁ. αἱρουμένη (so Casaub.) A.Eu.483 ; ὅ. λέγω I speak on oath, S. Ant.305, cf. OC1637: Comp., ὁρκιωτέραν δ' ἤμην τὰν δώλαν the slave's oath shall carry the greater weight, Leg.Gort.2.15. 2 that which is sworn by, ὅ. θεοί the gods invoked at an oath, who watch over its fulfilment and punish its violation, E.Ph.481, cf. IT747 : in Prose, θεοὶ οἱ ὅ. Th.1.71,78 ; οἱ ὅ. θ. Aeschin.1.114 ; esp. Ζεὺς ὅ. S.Ph.1324, E. Hipp.1025, Arist.Mir.845b33, Paus.5.24.9sq., etc.; ὁρκία Θέμις E. Med. l.c. ; φθιμένων σέβας ὅ. AP7.351 (Diosc.); ξίφος ὅ. a sword sworn by, E.Ph.1677.
