ὅρκιον

ὅρκιον, τό, A. = ὅρκος, oath, Il. 4.158, Hdt. 1.29, etc.; ὅρκια δοῦναι take oaths, Od. 19.302, E. Supp. 1232 (anap.); ὅ. πορεῖν A.R. 2.433 ; ὅρκια δὲ Ζεὺς ἴστω let Zeus witness our oath, Il. 7.411. II. mostly in pl., ὅρκια, τά, the offerings and other things used at a solemn oath or treaty, κήρυκες . . ὅ. πιστὰ θεῶν σύναγον Il. 3.269, cf. 245 ; οἱ ἐννέα ἄρχοντες ὀμνύουσιν ὥσπερ ἐπὶ Ἀκάστου τὰ ὅ. ποιήσειν Arist. Ath. 3.3 ; ὅ. παρεχέτω ὁ ἱερωργός SIG 581.91 (Crete, iii/ii B. C.); then, that which is sworn to, treaty, solemn agreement, freq. in Hom. (esp. Il.), οὐκ ἔστι λέουσι καὶ ἀνδράσιν ὅ. πιστά 22.262 : freq. in phrase, ὅρκια πιστὰ ταμεῖν 2.124, cf. 3.105, al. ; κατόπερ τὰ ὅ. ἔταμον SIG 45.44 (Halic., v B.C.); ὅ. ἐπιταμνέτω Schwyzer 687 D 2 (Chios, vii/vi B.C.); ὅ. ποιεῖσθαι SIG 591.32(Lampsacus, ii B. C.) ; ὅ. τελεῖν Il. 7.69; φυλάσσειν 3.280 ; ὅ. δηλήσασθαι or ὑπὲρ ὅ. δηλ. violate a solemn treaty, ib. 107,4.67 ; ὑπὲρ ὅ. πημῆναι 3.299 ; κατὰ δʼ ὅ. πιστὰ πάτησαν they trampled on the treaty, 4.157 ; σύν γʼ ὅρκιʼ ἔχευαν ib.269 ; ψεύσασθαι 7.351 ; ἀκούεις ὁρκίων ἐμῶν θέμιν A. Ag. 1431 ; τὰ ὅ. ἐστί τινι, c. inf., one is bound by treaty to do, Th. 6.52 : Hdt. has sg. also in this sense, κατὰ τὸ ὅ. 1.77 ; ὅ. ποιέεσθαι πρός τινας ib.141 : abs., ib.143, etc. ; ὅ. μένει κατὰ χώρην remains as it was, 4.201 ; ὀμόσαι τὸ ὅ. ἦ μὴν ἐάσειν . . Th. 6.72 ; ὅρκιον ἔταμον SIG 4.10 (Cyzicus, vi B. C.). 2. pledge or surety resting on oath, in sg., Pi. O. 11(10).6, N. 9.16 ; ὅ. ἔχειν Lys. 20.26 : generally, pledge, Ar. Nu. 533 (pl.). (ὅρκιον is neut. of ὅρκιος, with which ἱερόν or ἱερά may be supplied.)