μυστήριον
μυστήρι-ον,
τό,(
μύστης, μυέω)
A). mystery or
secret rite: mostly in pl.,
τὰ μ. the mysteries, first in
Heraclit. 14 , cf.
Hdt. 2.51 (of
the mysteries of the Cabiri in Samothrace), etc.; esp. those of Demeter at Eleusis,
A. Fr. 479 ,
S. Fr. 804 ,
E. Supp. 173 ,
Ar. Ra. 887 , etc.;
μυστηρίοις τοῖς μείζοσιν, τοῖς ὀλείζοσιν μ.,
IG 12.6.93 ,
96 ; but usu.,
τὰ μεγάλα, τὰ μικρὰ μ., Sch.
Ar. Pl. 846 , cf.
IG 12.313.144 ,
22.1672.4 ,
Pl. Grg. 497c , etc.;
πρὸ τῶν μεγάλων μ. τὰ μικρὰ παραδοτέον Iamb. Protr. 2 ;
ἀπιέναι πρὸ τῶν μ., i.e. before you have reached the heart of the matter,
Pl. Men. 76e ;
τὰ τῆς θεοῦ (sc.
Μεγάλης Μητρὸς)
μ. OGI 540.21 (Pessinus, i A.D.);
οἱ θεοὶ οἷς τὰ μ. ἐπιτελεῖται IG 5(1).1390.2 (Andania, i B.C.);
τὰ μ. ποιεῖν And. 1.11 ,
Lys. 14.42 , cf.
Th. 6.28 ( Pass.);
μ. ἐρεῖν And.l.c.: later in sg.,
PMag.Leid.W. 3.42 (ii/iii A.D.).
2). mystic implements and
ornaments,
σεμνὰ στεμμάτων μυστήρια E. Supp. 470 ; esp.
properties, such as were carried to Eleusis at the celebration of the mysteries,
ὄνος ἄγω μυστήρια, prov. of an over-loaded beast,
Ar. Ra. 159 .
b). later, object used in magical rites, talisman, δότε πνεῦμα τῷ ὑπ’ ἐμοῦ κατεσκευασμένῳ μ. PMag.Leid.V. 10.19 (iii/iv A.D.).
3). metaph.,
ὕπνος, τὰ μικρὰ τοῦ θανάτου μ. Mnesim. 11 ;
τῆς Ῥωμαίων ἀρχῆς σεμνὸν μ., of the military
sacramentum,
Hdn. 8.7.4 : generally,
mystery, secret,
Pl. Tht. 156a ;
μυστήριόν σου μὴ κατείπῃς τῷ φίλῳ Men. 695 , cf.
LXX Si. 27.16 ,
To. 12.7 ;
προσήγγειλε τὰ μ. τοῖς πολεμίοις ib.
2 Ma. 13.21 ;
μυστήρια βίου Sor. 1.3 ;
τοὐμὸν τὸ μ. [the remedy] is my
secret,
Aret. CD 2.7 : hence, of a medicine,
Gal. 13.96 ,
Alex.Trall. 5.4 .
4). secret revealed by God, i.e.
religious or
mystical truth, Corp. Herm. 1.16 , etc.;
τὰ μ. τῆς βασιλείας τῶν οὐρανῶν Ev.Matt. 13.11 ;
πνεύματι λαλεῖν μυστήρια 1 Ep.Cor. 14.2 ;
τὸ μ. τῆς ἀνομίας the
mystery of iniquity,
2 Ep.Thess. 2.7 ;
τὸν Ἀντιπάτρου βίον οὐκ ἂν ἁμάρτοιτις εἰπὼν κακίας μ. J. BJ 1.24.1 ; esp. of the Gospel or parts of it,
τὸ μ. τοῦ εὐαγγελίου Ep.Eph. 6.19 , cf.
3.9 ,
Ep.Col. 1.26 , al.;
symbol,
τὸ μ. τῶν ἑπτὰ ἀστέρων Apoc. 1.20 , cf.
17.7 .
5). σύνηθές τι μ. some vulgar
superstition,
Sor. 1.4 .
II). Dionysius the tyrant called
mouse-holes μυστήρια (
μῦς, τηρεῖν),
Ath. 3.98d .
ShortDef
a mystery
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μυστήριον
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μυστηριον
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">μυστήρι-ον</span>, <span class="gen greek">τό</span>,(<span class="etym greek">μύστης, μυέω</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mystery</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">secret rite</span>: mostly in pl., <span class="foreign greek">τὰ μ.</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the mysteries</span>, first in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1415.tlg001:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1415.tlg001:14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Heraclit.</span> 14 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:51" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.51/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 2.51 </a> (of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the mysteries</span> of the Cabiri in Samothrace), etc.; esp. those of Demeter at Eleusis, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg008:479" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg008:479/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 479 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:804" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:804/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 804 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:173" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:173/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 173 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:887" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:887/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ra.</span> 887 </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">μυστηρίοις τοῖς μείζοσιν, τοῖς ὀλείζοσιν μ.</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 12.6.93 </span>,<span class="bibl"> 96 </span>; but usu., <span class="foreign greek">τὰ μεγάλα, τὰ μικρὰ μ.</span>, Sch.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:846" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg011.perseus-grc1:846/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pl.</span> 846 </a>, cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 12.313.144 </span>, <span class="bibl"> 22.1672.4 </span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg023:497c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg023:497c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Grg.</span> 497c </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">πρὸ τῶν μεγάλων μ. τὰ μικρὰ παραδοτέον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2023.tlg002:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2023.tlg002:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Iamb.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Protr.</span> 2 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἀπιέναι πρὸ τῶν μ.</span>, i.e. before you have reached the heart of the matter, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg024:76e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg024:76e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Men.</span> 76e </a>; <span class="foreign greek">τὰ τῆς θεοῦ</span> (sc. <span class="foreign greek">Μεγάλης Μητρὸς</span>) <span class="quote greek"> μ.</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OGI</span> 540.21 </span> (Pessinus, i A.D.); <span class="quote greek">οἱ θεοὶ οἷς τὰ μ. ἐπιτελεῖται</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 5(1).1390.2 </span> (Andania, i B.C.); <span class="quote greek">τὰ μ. ποιεῖν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0027.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0027.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">And.</span> 1.11 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg014.perseus-grc1:42" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg014.perseus-grc1:42/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lys.</span> 14.42 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.28/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 6.28 </a> ( Pass.); <span class="foreign greek">μ. ἐρεῖν</span> And.l.c.: later in sg., <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PMag.Leid.W.</span> 3.42 </span> (ii/iii A.D.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mystic implements</span> and <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ornaments</span>, <span class="quote greek">σεμνὰ στεμμάτων μυστήρια</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:470" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:470/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 470 </a> ; esp. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">properties</span>, such as were carried to Eleusis at the celebration of the mysteries, <span class="foreign greek">ὄνος ἄγω μυστήρια</span>, prov. of an over-loaded beast, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:159" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:159/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ra.</span> 159 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> later, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">object used in magical rites, talisman</span>, <span class="quote greek">δότε πνεῦμα τῷ ὑπ’ ἐμοῦ κατεσκευασμένῳ μ.</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PMag.Leid.V.</span> 10.19 </span> (iii/iv A.D.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="quote greek">ὕπνος, τὰ μικρὰ τοῦ θανάτου μ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0476.tlg001:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0476.tlg001:11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Mnesim.</span> 11 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">τῆς Ῥωμαίων ἀρχῆς σεμνὸν μ.</span>, of the military <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sacramentum</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0015.tlg001:8:7:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0015.tlg001:8:7:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdn.</span> 8.7.4 </a>: generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mystery, secret</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:156a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:156a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tht.</span> 156a </a>; <span class="quote greek">μυστήριόν σου μὴ κατείπῃς τῷ φίλῳ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg001:695" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg001:695/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Men.</span> 695 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg034:27:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg034:27.16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Si.</span> 27.16 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg021:12:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg021:12.7/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">To.</span> 12.7 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">προσήγγειλε τὰ μ. τοῖς πολεμίοις</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg024:13:21" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg024:13.21/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">2 Ma.</span> 13.21 </a>; <span class="quote greek">μυστήρια βίου</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0565.tlg001:1:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0565.tlg001:1.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Sor.</span> 1.3 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">τοὐμὸν τὸ μ.</span> [the remedy] is my <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">secret</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0719.tlg004.perseus-grc1:2:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0719.tlg004.perseus-grc1:2.7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aret.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">CD</span> 2.7 </a>: hence, of a medicine, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 13.96 </span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0744.tlg001:5:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0744.tlg001:5.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alex.Trall.</span> 5.4 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">secret revealed by God</span>, i.e. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">religious</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mystical truth, Corp. Herm.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0744.tlg001:1:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0744.tlg001:1.16/canonical-url/"> 1.16 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">τὰ μ. τῆς βασιλείας τῶν οὐρανῶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ev.Matt.</span> 13.11 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">πνεύματι λαλεῖν μυστήρια</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg007.perseus-grc1:14:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg007.perseus-grc1:14.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">1 Ep.Cor.</span> 14.2 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">τὸ μ. τῆς ἀνομίας</span> the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mystery</span> of iniquity, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg014.perseus-grc1:2:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg014.perseus-grc1:2.7/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">2 Ep.Thess.</span> 2.7 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τὸν Ἀντιπάτρου βίον οὐκ ἂν ἁμάρτοιτις εἰπὼν κακίας μ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1:24:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1:24:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">J.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">BJ</span> 1.24.1 </a> ; esp. of the Gospel or parts of it, <span class="quote greek">τὸ μ. τοῦ εὐαγγελίου</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg010.perseus-grc1:6:19" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg010.perseus-grc1:6.19/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.Eph.</span> 6.19 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg010.perseus-grc1:3:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg010.perseus-grc1:3.9/canonical-url/"> 3.9 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg012.perseus-grc1:1:26" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg012.perseus-grc1:1.26/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.Col.</span> 1.26 </a>, al.; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">symbol</span>, <span class="quote greek">τὸ μ. τῶν ἑπτὰ ἀστέρων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg027.perseus-grc1:1:20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg027.perseus-grc1:1.20/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Apoc.</span> 1.20 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg027.perseus-grc1:17:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg027.perseus-grc1:17.7/canonical-url/"> 17.7 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>5).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">σύνηθές τι μ.</span> some vulgar <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">superstition</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0565.tlg001:1:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0565.tlg001:1.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Sor.</span> 1.4 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> Dionysius the tyrant called <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mouse-holes</span> <span class="foreign greek">μυστήρια </span>(<span class="etym greek">μῦς, τηρεῖν</span>), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:98d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0008.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.98d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ath.</span> 3.98d </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}