ὁσί-α, Ion.
ὁσίη,ἡ, (fem. ofὅσιος)
A. divine law, οὐδ' ὁσίη κακὰ ῥάπτειν ἀλλήλοισιν it isagainstthe law of God and natureto . . , Od. 16.423 , cf. 22.412 , Pi. P. 9.36 , Call. Aet. 3.1.5 ;τοῖσι οὐδὲ κτήνεα ὁσίη θύειν ἐστίthose for whom it is notlawful,
Hdt. 2.45 ;ὅσον . . ὁ. ἐστὶ λέγεινib. 171 ; ἐκ πάσης ὁ.
h.Merc. 470
;ὁσίης πλέον εἰπεῖνmorethan law allows,
Emp. 4.7 ;νομίσας πολλὴν ὁ. τοῦ πράγματοςholding the thing fullysanctioned,
Ar. Pl. 682 ; οὔτε θεοὺς οὔθ' ὁσίαν οὔτ' ἄλλ' οὐδὲν ἐποιήσατ' ἐμποδών
D. 21.104
;τῶν ἱερῶν ὀσία παντίall may sharelawfullyin the rites, Berl.Sitzb. 1927.158 (Cyrene): personifiedὉσία, Righteousness,
E. Ba. 370 (lyr.).
II. the serviceorworship owed by man to God, rites, offerings,etc.,κἀγὼ τῆς ὁσίης ἐπιβήσομαι ἧς περ ἈπόλλωνI will enter into (enjoyment of) the sameworshipas A.,h.Merc. 173 ;ὣς ὁσίη γένετο the riteswere established, h.Ap. 237 ;ὁσίη κρεάωνtheriteof the flesh-offering,