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θέμις .θέμις, ιος !θε, Root of τίθημι that which is laid down or established by custom, Lat. jus or fas, as opp. to lex, θέμις ἐστί ʼtis meet and right, Lat. fas est, Hom.; ἣ θέμις ἐστί as ʼtis right, as the custom is, Hom.; ἣ θέμις ἐστὶ γυναικός as is a womanʼs custom, Od.; so in Attic, ὅ τι θέμις αἰνεῖν what it is right to praise, Aesch., etc.:—also indeclin., θέμις being used as acc., φασὶ θέμις εἶναι Plat., etc. = δίκη, right, law, Aesch., Soph. pl. θέμιστες, the decrees of the Gods, oracles, Διὸς θέμιστες Od.; θέμισσιν by oracles, Pind. rights of the chief, prerogatives, σκῆπτρόν τʼ ἠδὲ θέμιστες Il. laws or ordinances, οἵτε θέμιστας εἰρύαται who maintain the laws, Il. claims to be decided by the kings or judges, οἳ σκολιὰς κρίνωσι θέμιστας Il. as prop. n., gen. Θέμιστος, Θέμιδος, Θέμιτος, voc. Θέμι, Themis, goddess of law and order, Il.

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that which is laid down

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15046

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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n15058

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