ὠμο-θετέω, in sacrificing,
A). place the raw pieces duly on the altar,
Il. 1.461 ,
2.424 ,
Od. 3.458 :— Med.,
ὠμοθετεῖτο, πάντων ἀρχόμενος μελέων, ἐς πίονα δημόν 14.427 : later, generally,
sacrifice, ἀρνειόν A.R. 3.1033 ( Act.). (Fr.
ὠμός, raw. Eust., however, says (
134.35 ) that some derived it fr.
ὦμος shoulder, and expld. it accordingly.)