ἀνάθημα,ατος,τό, (ἀνατίθημι)
A. that which is set up:hence, like ἄγαλμα ,votive offering set upin a temple, Hdt. 1.14 , 92 , S. Ant. 286 , etc.; ἀ. ἐκ λειτουργιῶν
Lys. 26.4
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2. used by Hom. only in first sense ofἄγαλμα, delight, ornament,
μολπή τ' ὀρχηστύς τε: τὰ γάρ τ' ἀναθήματα δαιτός
Od. 1.152
, cf. 21.430 , IG 14.1390 ;τοῖς τεκοῦσιν ἀνάθημα βιότου,of children, E. Fr. 518 , cf. Pl. Hp.Mi. 364b ; to help deserving poverty is βασιλικοῦ πλούτου ἀ. καὶ κατασκεύασμα λαμπρότατον
D.H. 19.14
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3. of a slave in a temple,ἀ. πόλεως devoted tothis service by the city, E. Ion 310 .—Cf.ἀνάθεμα.