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ἀνάθημα

anathema

that which is set up

Appears 15 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀνάθημα, ατος, τό, (ἀνατίθημι) A. that which is set up: hence, like ἄγαλμα, votive offering set up in a temple, Hdt. 1.14,92, S. Ant. 286, etc.; ἀ. ἐκ λειτουργιῶν Lys. 26.4. 2. used by Hom. only in first sense of ἄγαλμα, delight, ornament, μολπή τʼ ὀρχηστύς τε· τὰ γάρ τʼ ἀναθήματα δαιτός Od. 1.152, cf. 21.430, IG 14.1390; τοῖς τεκοῦσιν ἀνάθημα βιότου, of children, E. Fr. 518, cf. Pl. Hp.Mi. 364b; to help deserving poverty is βασιλικοῦ πλούτου ἀ. καὶ κατασκεύασμα λαμπρότατον D.H. 19.14. 3. of a slave in a temple, ἀ. πόλεως devoted to this service by the city, E. Ion 310.—Cf. ἀνάθεμα.
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