βακχεῖον

From LSJ

Ὅστις γὰρ ἐν πολλοῖσιν ὡς ἐγὼ κακοῖς ζῇ, πῶς ὅδ᾽ Οὐχὶ κατθανὼν κέρδος φέρει; → For one who lives amidst such evils as I do, how could it not be best to die?

Sophocles, Antigone, 464-5
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Full diacritics: βακχεῖον Medium diacritics: βακχεῖον Low diacritics: βακχείον Capitals: ΒΑΚΧΕΙΟΝ
Transliteration A: bakcheîon Transliteration B: bakcheion Transliteration C: vakcheion Beta Code: bakxei=on

English (LSJ)

τό,
1Bacchic revelry, Ar. Lys. I; pl., Id. Ra. 357; Βάκχια, dub.l. in E. Ba. 126.
2congregation of Bacchic worshippers, IG 7.107 (Megara, ii AD), Archives des Missions 1876.150 (Perinthus). = τελεστήριον, νάρθηξ, Hsch.

German (Pape)

[Seite 427] τό, 1) Bacchustempel, Ar. Lys. 1. – 2) Im plur. Bacchusfest, -opfer, Bacchanal, Ar. Ran. 360 u. Sp. – 3) Trunkenheit, Eur. Phoen. 21.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ου (τό) :
1 délire de Bacchus, ivresse;
2 fête de Bacchus, sacrifice en l'honneur de Bacchus, sanctuaire de Bacchus.
Étymologie: n. de Βακχεῖος.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

βακχεῖον: τό
1 тж. pl. Eur., Arph., Plut. = βακχεία;
2 стих. (sc. μέτρον) вакхический стих (∪̲ – –

English (Woodhouse)

bacchic revelry, bacchic revels, Bacchic revelry, Bacchic revels

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