ἀποθεόω
ἀποθε-όω,
A). deify, Pteb. 5.78 (ii B.C.), , 12.23.4 Num. 6 , etc.:— Pass., Γανυμήδης .. ἀποθεούμενος ; 1.35 μετὰ τὸ ἀποθεωθῆναι CIG 2831.7 (Aphrodisias); cf. -θειόω.
2). in magic, drown a sacred animal and thus liberate its divine element, PMag.Berol. 1.5 , PMag.Lond. 121.629 ( Pass.); ἀ. ἱέρακα ἐν ὕδατι ap. Sch. H. 9.161 .