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Gloss the object by which one swears,
ὅρκος,ὁ,
A. the object by which one swears,as the Styx among the gods, Στυγὸς ὕδωρ, ὅς τε μέγιστος ὅ. δεινότατός τε πέλει μακάρεσσι θεοῖσι
Il. 15.38
, cf. 2.755 , Hes. Th. 400 , 784 , 805 , h.Cer. 259 , Arist. Metaph. 983b31 ; or as Zeus among mortals, Pi. P. 4.167 ; so of things, ὅρκον δ' ἐνοσφίσθης μέγαν, ἅλας τε καὶ τράπεζαν
Archil. 96
; οἷς ἦν μέγιστος ὅ . .. κύων, ἔπειτα χήν
Cratin. 231
, cf. Placit. 1.3.8 : hence,
2. oath,mostly with epith.μέγας, καρτερός,
Hom. (v. infr.), etc. ;θεῶν ὅ. an oath bythe gods, Od. 2.377 ; μακάρων ὅ.
10.299
, cf. S. OT 647 , E. Hipp. 657 ; ὅ. ἐκ θεῶν μέγας
A. Ag. 1284
; ὅ. κατὰ τῶν . . ὀφθαλμῶν
Close Browse lexicon entries ;ὅ. πλατύς afirm-basedoath,
Emp. 30.3 ;ὅρκον ὀμόσαιswearan oath,
ὄμοσέν τε τελεύτησέν τε τὸν ὅ.
, etc. ;ὅ. ἀπώμνυib. 377 , cf. 10.381 ; ἐπὶ δ' ὅρκον ὀμεῖται
;ὅ. ἐπιορκῆσαιtake a falseoath,
Aeschin. 1.115 , etc. ;ὅρκου προστεθέντοςwhenan oathis added, S. Fr. 472 , cf. El. 47 ;δαίμονι τῷ Πλεισθενιδῶν ὅρκους θεμένηhaving made asworn compactwith . . , A. Ag. 1570 (anap.) ; ὅ. ἀλλήλοις ποιοῦνται οἱ μὲν ἔφοροι ὑπὲρ τῆς πόλεως, βασιλεὺς δ' ὑπὲρ ἑαυτοῦ
, etc. ; of the person demanding the oath,ὅ. ἑλέσθαι τινόςorτινίtakeitof him, i.e. make him swear, Od. 4.746 , Il. 22.119 ;ὅρκους ἐπελάσαιandπροσάγειν τινίlayoathupon a man, put him onhis oath,
Hdt. 1.146 , 6.62 , 74 ;τὸν ὅ . . . ἐπάγειν . . Ὀποντίοιςreadministerthe oath,
IG 9(1).334.12 ( Locr. ,v B. C.) ;ὅρκους δοὺς καὶ δεξάμενοςafter tenderinghis oathto them and accepting theirs, Hdt. 6.23 , cf. IG 12.52.18 , A. Eu. 429 , Ar. Ra. 589 , D. 39.3 and 4 ; so ὅρκον διδόναι καὶ λαμβάνειν
, 8 ;ἀποδοῦναιtakeitoneself, D. 19.318 , Aeschin. 3.74 ;ἀπολαμβάνεινadminister or tenderit,
D. 5.9 , 18.25 ;ὅρκους καὶ πίστιν ἀλλήλοις δότε swear toone another, Ar. Lys. 1185 , cf. And. 1.107 ;ὅρκοις καταλαβὼν τὰ τέληhaving bound the authoritiesby oaths,
Th. 4.86 ; ὅρκοις κατειλημμένους
;ὅρκῳ ἐμμένεινabide by it, E. Med. 754 ; ὅ. τηρεῖν
, Ar. Av. 332 , D. 19.318 ; ἐκβάντι τῶν ὅ.
: afterὅρκος aor.,pres., orfut. inf.may refer tofut.time, ὤμοσα καρτερὸν ὅ., μὴ . . ἀναφῆναι
;ἐμεῦ δ' ἕλετο μέγαν ὅ., μὴ πρὶν σοὶ ἐρέεινib. 746 ; ὅρκους ἔδοσαν καὶ ἔλαβον, ἀποδοῦναι . . , Ἀθηναίους δὲ μὴ πολεμεῖν . .
: with Preps., οὐκ αὔτως . . , ἀλλὰ σὺν ὅρκῳ
;εἶπαι ἐπ' ὅρκουsay onoath,
: prov., ὅρκους ἐγὼ γυναικὸς εἰς ὕδωρ γράφω
; parodied by Philonid. 7
ὅρκους δὲ μοιχῶν εἰς τέφραν . . γράφω,cf. Xenarch. 6 , Men. Mon. 25 .
II. Ὅρκος,personified, son of Eris, Hes. Op. 804 ; a divinity who punishes the false and perjured, ib. 219 , Th. 231 , Orac. ap. Hdt. 6.86 .γ́;Διὸς Ὅ.,as servant of Zeus, S. OC 1767 (anap.). (Cogn. withἕρκος.)
References Il. 15.38 2.755 Hes. Th. 400 784 805 h.Cer. 259 Arist. Metaph. 983b31 Pi. P. 4.167 Archil. 96 Cratin. 231 Placit. 1.3.8 Hom. Od. 2.377 10.299 S. OT 647 E. Hipp. 657 A. Ag. 1284 Aeschin. 2.153 Emp. 30.3 Od. 2.378 377 10.381 Hes. Op. 194 E. IT 790 Aeschin. 1.115 S. Fr. 472 El. 47 A. Ag. 1570 X. Lac. 15.7 E. Ph. 1241 Od. 4.746 Il. 22.119 Hdt. 1.146 6.62 74 IG 9(1).334.12 Hdt. 6.23 IG 12.52.18 A. Eu. 429 Ar. Ra. 589 D. 39.3 Hes. Op. 804 219 Th. 231 Hdt. 6.86 S. OC 1767 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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