ἐπισφάζω
ἐπισφάζω, later
ἐπισυ-σφάττω,
A). slaughter over or
upon, esp. of sacrifices at a tomb,
κἄμ’ ἐπισφάξαι τάφῳ E. Hec. 505 ;
πρόβατά τινι ἐ. sacrifice them
to the dead,
X. Cyr. 7.3.7 ( Pass.).
2). αἷμα μηλείου φόνου ἐ. shed the blood of slaughtered sheep
over, E. El. 92 , cf.
281 ;
αἷμ’ ἐπισφάξας νέον Id. Sthen. p.44A. :— Pass.,
αἷμα ἀρτίως ἐπεσφαγμένον Arist. Col. 796a15 .
II). kill upon or
besides, τρίτον θῦμ’ ὡς ἐπισφάξων δυοῖν E. HF 995 , cf.
X. An. 1.8.29 (also
ἑαυτὸν ἐπισφάξασθαι ibid.);
Ἀντώνιον ἐ. Καίσαρι Plu. Brut. 18 :— Pass.,
ἐπεσφάγη τοῖς παισίν J. BJ 5.13 . I, cf.
Philostr. V A 4.16 .
ShortDef
to slaughter over
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Headword (normalized):
ἐπισφάζω
Headword (normalized/stripped):
επισφαζω
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-41173
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἐπισφάζω</span>, later <span class="orth greek">ἐπισυ-σφάττω</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">slaughter over</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">upon,</span> esp. of sacrifices at a tomb, <span class="quote greek">κἄμ’ ἐπισφάξαι τάφῳ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg007.perseus-grc1:505" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg007.perseus-grc1:505/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hec.</span> 505 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">πρόβατά τινι ἐ.</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sacrifice</span> them <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to</span> the dead, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:7:3:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:7:3:7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 7.3.7 </a> ( Pass.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">αἷμα μηλείου φόνου ἐ.</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">shed</span> the blood of slaughtered sheep <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">over,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:92" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:92/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 92 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:281" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:281/canonical-url/"> 281 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">αἷμ’ ἐπισφάξας νέον</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sthen.</span> p.44A. </span> :— Pass., <span class="quote greek">αἷμα ἀρτίως ἐπεσφαγμένον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg007:796a:15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg007:796a.15/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Col.</span> 796a15 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">kill upon</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">besides,</span> <span class="quote greek">τρίτον θῦμ’ ὡς ἐπισφάξων δυοῖν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:995" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:995/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HF</span> 995 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1:8:29" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1:8:29/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 1.8.29 </a> (also <span class="foreign greek">ἑαυτὸν ἐπισφάξασθαι</span> ibid.); <span class="quote greek">Ἀντώνιον ἐ. Καίσαρι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg061:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg061:18/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Brut.</span> 18 </a> :— Pass., <span class="quote greek">ἐπεσφάγη τοῖς παισίν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg004.perseus-grc1:5:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg004.perseus-grc1:5.13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">J.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">BJ</span> 5.13 </a> . I, cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philostr.</span> </span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">V A</span> <span class="bibl"> 4.16 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">kill over again,</span> <span class="quote greek">νεκρούς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0004.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:135" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0004.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.135/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.L.</span> 2.135 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dispatch, strike the death-blow,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> </span> ap. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2034.tlg003:2:30" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2034.tlg003:2.30/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Porph.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Abst.</span> 2.30 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg058:76" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg058:76/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 76 </a> : metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">talk</span> one <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">to death,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg018:43" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg018:43/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">JTr.</span> 43 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}