σφᾰγ-ή, ἡ,
slaughter; the
singular is frequently in [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἕστηκε.. μῆλα πρὸς σφαγὰς πυρός ready for the sacrificial fire, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; πολυθύτους τεύχειν σ. to offer many sacrifices, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: also in Prose, ὑπὸ σφαγῆς [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; σφαγὰς τῶν γνωρίμων ποιήσαντες[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2 with collateral sense of
a wound, αἷμα τῶν ἐμῶν σ. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκφυσιῶν.. αἵματος σφαγήν the blood gushing from the wound, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; καθάρμοσον σφαγάς close
the gaping wound, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II the throat, the spot where the victim is struck (κοινὸν μέρος αὐχένος καὶ στήθους σφαγή [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; so in prose, οἰστοὺς.. ἐς τὰς σ. καθιέντες [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς τὴν κεφαλὴν.. διὰ τῶν σ. [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
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