ἱεροσυλέω

hierosyleo

rob a temple, commit sacrilege

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 2
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Book IX 2
Chapter ?

854d1
859b7
Republic 1
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Book IX 1
Chapter ?

575b7

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἱεροσυλέω, pf. ἱεροσύληκα SIG 417.8 (Delph., iii B.C.):—A. rob a temple, commit sacrilege, Ar. V. 845, Antipho 5.10, Pl. R. 575b. II. c. acc., ἱ. τὰ ὅπλα steal the sacred arms, D. 57.64, cf. Lycurg. 136; ἱ. τὰ ἱερά rob or plunder the temples, Plb. 30.26.9; θεούς Phalar. Ep. 84.1.

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