ῥύσιον ῥύ_σιον, ου, τό, ῥύομαι that which is dragged away: booty, prey, ῥύσια ἐλαύνεσθαι, of cattle, Il.; τοῦ ῥυσίου θʼ ἥμαρτε, i. e. Helen., Aesch. that which is seized as a pledge, a pledge, surety, ῥύσια δοῦναι Solon.; ῥύσιον τιθέναι Soph. that which is seized by way of reprisal, φόνον φόνου ῥύσιον τῖσαι to suffer death in reprisal for death, Soph. in pl. offerings for deliverance, Anth.