feast, festival, holiday,
ἑορτ-ή, in Ion. Proseὁρτή(so Schwyzer 726.21 (Milet.,v B.C.), prob. in Ion Trag. 21 , but
A.
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 ἄγεινkeepa feast,ib. 147 , cf. Th. 4.5 , etc.; ἄξεις τότ' 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 ἔστ' ἀπόπτυστοι θεοῖς στέργηθρ' 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 ἥκεινto have come the day afterthe fair,
Pl. Grg. 447a ;ἀεργοῖς αἰὲν ἑορτάevery day'sa holidayto those who don't 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
.
