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ὀργεών

ὀργεών, member of a religious association

ὀργ-εών, ῶνος (nom. pl. once ὀργεῶναι IG 2(2).2361.18 (iii A. D.)), ὁ,
  • at Athens, member of a religious association, Is. 2.14, 16, al., Philoch. 94, IG 2(2).1252 (iv B. C.), etc.: poet., generally, for ἱερεύς, priest, A. Fr. 144:—a poet. form ὀργειών (in codd. sts. ὀργιών), ῶνος, ὁ, is used by Antim. Eleg.Fr. 2, Hermesian. 7.19: in acc. with ο for ω, ὀργίονας h.Ap. 389 codd.:—a gen. pl. ὀργέων Lys. Fr. 112 S. is prob. f.l. for ὀργεώνων:—a fem. pl. ὀργεῶναι, = ἱέρειαι, in Hsch. (The Att. stem ὀργεών- may come from ὀργηόν- of which acc. pl. ὀργηόνας (or its corruption ὀργειόνας) may be read in h.Ap. l.c.: prob. cogn. with ὄργια.)

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