ἀνάθημα, ατος, τό,
(ἀνατίθημι) that which is set up: hence, like{ἄγαλμα}, votive offering set up in a temple, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.14, 92, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 286, etc.; ἀ. ἐκ λειτουργιῶν 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 26.4. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 used by [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus only in first sense of ἄγαλμα,] Refs 8th c.BC+] delight, ornament, μολπή τ᾽ ὀρχηστύς τε· τὰ γάρ τ᾽ ἀναθήματα δαιτός[[ 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 1.152, compare 21.430, “IG” 14.1390] Refs 8th c.BC+]; τοῖς τεκοῦσιν ἀνάθημα βιότου, of children, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 518, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Hp.Mi.” 364b] Refs 5th c.BC+]; to help deserving poverty is βασιλικοῦ πλούτου ἀ. καὶ κατασκεύασμα λαμπρότατον[[ 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 19.14. ] Refs 1st c.BC+]
__3 of a slave in a temple, ἀ. πόλεως devoted to this service by the city, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 310.] Refs 5th c.BC+] —Cf. ἀνάθεμα.