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ἑορτή

ἑορτή, ἑορτή, ἑορτῆς, ἡ, festival

ἑορτ-ή, in Ion. Prose ὁρτή (so Schwyzer 726.21 (Milet., v B.C.), prob. in Ion Trag. 21, but ἑορτή Schwyzer 725.12 (Milet., vi B. C.)), ἡ,
  • feast, festival, holiday, ἐπεὶ καὶ πᾶσιν ἑ. Od. 20.156; ἑ. τοῖο θεοῖο 21.258; ἐούσης ὁρτῆς τῇ Ἥρῃ τοῖσι Ἀργείοισι Hdt. 1.31; ὁρτὴν ἄγειν keep a feast, ib. 147, cf. Th. 4.5, etc.; ἄξεις τότʼ ἀμελιτῖτιν ὁρτὴν ἐξ ὁρτῆς Herod. 5.85; ὁρτὴν ποιευμένους Hdt. 1.150; ὁρτὴν ἀνάγειν Id. 2.40, 48, al.; ἑορτὰς ἑορτάσαι X. Ath. 3.2; ἑορτὴν τῇ θεῷ ποιεῖν Th. 2.15; ἡ τῶν Παναθηναίων ἑ. D. 4.35: metaph., οἵας ἑορτῆς ἔστʼ ἀπόπτυστοι θεοῖς στέργηθρʼ ἔχουσαι, of the Eumenides, A. Eu. 191; ἑορτὴ ὄψεως Ael. VH 13.1.
      • 2 generally, holiday-making, amusement, pastime, παιδιᾶς καὶ ἑορτῆς χάριν Pl. Phdr. 276b, etc.; so ἑορτὴν ἡγεῖσθαι τὸ τὰ δέοντα πρᾶξαι Th. 1.70.
      • 3 prov., κατόπιν ἑορτῆς ἥκειν to have come the day after the fair, Pl. Grg. 447a; ἀεργοῖς αἰὲν ἑορτά every dayʼs a holiday to those who donʼt work, Theoc. 15.26, cf. Herod. 6.17; ἄγουσιν ἑ. οἱ κλέπται Suid.
      • 4 assembled multitude at a festival, ὄχλος καὶ ἑ. καὶ στρατὸς καὶ πλῆθος Plot. 6.6.12.

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