| |Definition=τό, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[victim]], [[offering]], σφάγιον ἔθετο ματέρα <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Or.</span>842</span> (lyr.); σὴν παῖδ' Ἀχιλεῖ σ. θέσθαι <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Hec.</span>109</span> (anap.); <b class="b3">διδόναι τύμβῳ σ</b>. ib.<span class="bibl">119</span> (anap.); ἑαυτὰς ἔδοσαν σφάγιον τοῖς πολίταις ὑπὲρ τῆς χώρας <span class="bibl">D.60.29</span>: mostly in plural, σφάγια παρθένους κτανεῖν <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ion</span>278</span>; τὰ σ. ἐγίνετο καλά <span class="bibl">Hdt.6.112</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Th.</span>379</span>, <span class="bibl">X. <span class="title">An.</span>1.8.15</span>; οὐ γάρ σφι ἐγίνετο τὰ σ. χρηστά <span class="bibl">Hdt.9.61</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">62</span>; <b class="b3">τὰ σ. οὐ δύναται καταθύμια γενέσθαι</b> ib.<span class="bibl">45</span>; <b class="b3">τῶν σ. οὐ γινομένων</b> (without any Adj.) not proving favourable, ib.<span class="bibl">61</span>; <b class="b3">σ. ἔρδειν, τέμνειν</b>, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Th.</span> 230</span>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Supp.</span>1196</span>; προφέρειν <span class="bibl">Th.6.69</span>; ἅπτεσθαι τῶν σ <span class="bibl">Antipho 5.12</span>; <b class="b3">τὰ σ. δέξαι</b>, addressed to a goddess, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Lys.</span>204</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> in E. also, [[slaughter]], [[sacrifice]], δοῦλα σφάγια <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Hec.</span>135</span> (anap.); σφάγια τέκνων <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Or.</span>815</span> (lyr.), cf. <span class="bibl">658</span>.</span> | | |Definition=τό,<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[victim]], [[offering]], σφάγιον ἔθετο ματέρα E.''Or.''842 (lyr.); σὴν παῖδ' Ἀχιλεῖ σ. θέσθαι Id.''Hec.''109 (anap.); <b class="b3">διδόναι τύμβῳ σ.</b> ib.119 (anap.); ἑαυτὰς ἔδοσαν σφάγιον τοῖς πολίταις ὑπὲρ τῆς χώρας D.60.29: mostly in plural, σφάγια παρθένους κτανεῖν E.''Ion''278; τὰ σ. ἐγίνετο καλά Hdt.6.112, cf. A.''Th.''379, X. ''An.''1.8.15; οὐ γάρ σφι ἐγίνετο τὰ σ. χρηστά Hdt.9.61, cf. 62; <b class="b3">τὰ σ. οὐ δύναται καταθύμια γενέσθαι</b> ib.45; <b class="b3">τῶν σ. οὐ γινομένων</b> (without any Adj.) not proving favourable, ib.61; <b class="b3">σ. ἔρδειν, τέμνειν</b>, A.''Th.'' 230, E.''Supp.''1196; προφέρειν Th.6.69; ἅπτεσθαι τῶν σ Antipho 5.12; <b class="b3">τὰ σ. δέξαι</b>, addressed to a goddess, Ar.''Lys.''204.<br><span class="bld">2</span> in E. also, [[slaughter]], [[sacrifice]], δοῦλα σφάγια ''Hec.''135 (anap.); σφάγια τέκνων ''Or.''815 (lyr.), cf. 658. |
