ἱερεῖον,τό, Ion.
ἱερήϊονorἱρήϊον(the former in Hom. (pl. written
A.
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 παρεῖχονib. 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.).