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ἱεροσυλέω

ἱεροσυλέω, to rob a temple, commit sacrilege

ἱεροσῡλ-έω, pf. ἱεροσύληκα SIG 417.8 (Delph., iii B.C.):—
  • 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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