χρηστήριον,τό,
A. an oracle,i. e.,
I. the seat of an oracle,such as Delphi, h.Ap. 81 , 214 , Hes. Fr. 134.6 , Hdt. 1.47 , al., E. Med. 667 , etc.; τὸ ἐν Δελφοῖσι χ.
Hdt. 1.13
, cf. X. Cyr. 7.2.15 ; χρᾶσθαι χρηστηρίοισι
Hdt. 1.47
, 53 , al.: distd. fr. theνηός,
Id. 6.19 : sts. in pl. for sg., A. Th. 748 , Eu. 194 .
2. oracular response,
Hdt. 1.63 , 69 , al., Th. 1.25 , 2.54 : pl., A. Ag. 964 , S. OC 604 , 1331 , E. Ion 532 (troch.).
II. an offering for the oracle,made by those consulting it: generally,sacrificial victim,
χ. θέσθαι
Pi. O. 6.70
; χ. παρέχειν
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