ἱερεῖον

hiereion

victim, animal for sacrifice

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 17 496a4–497b2

496b25
De Mirabilibus Auscultationibus 1
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Chapter 6 831a4–10

831a6
Oeconomica 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 2 1346a32–1353b27

1347a27
Parts of Animals 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 4 665a27–667b9

667b1

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἱερεῖον, τό, Ion. ἱερήϊον or ἱρήϊον (the former in Hom. (pl. written ἱερήιια SIG 57.14 (Milet., v B.C.)), the latter in Hdt.), Dor. ἱᾰρήϊον Berl.Sitzb. 1927.159 (Cyrene), prob. in Leg.Gort. 10.38:—A. victim, animal for sacrifice, ἱρεύειν ἱερήϊον Od. 14.94; ἱερήϊα πολλὰ παρεῖχον ib.250; ἐπεὶ οὐχ ἱ. οὐδὲ βοείην ἀρνύσθην Il. 22.159 (prov. for ‘no trifling stake’, Cic. Att. 1.1.4), cf. Hdt. 1.132, 6.57, Ar. Lys. 84, Pax 1091, And. 1.126; opp. <ἁγνὰ> θύματα, Th. 1.126; ἱερεῖον καὶ ἱερά Test.Epict. 5.35; freq. of sheep, OGI 214.62 (Didyma, iii B.C.), IPE 12.76 (Olbia, perh. iv B.C.); of pigs, PCair.Zen. 161 (iii B.C.). 2. in Od. 11.23 (pl.), offering for the dead, for which, acc. to Sch., τόμιον or ἔντομον was more correct. II. cattle slaughtered for food, Hp. Aff. 52, Mnesith. ap. Orib. 2.68.6: in pl., X. Cyr. 1.4.17; of sucking-pigs, Gal. 1.578, 10.489.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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