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ἱερεῖον

ἱερεῖον, a victim, an animal for sacrifice

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:—
  • 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.

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