σπένδομαι

σπένδω

make a drink-offering: pres ind mp 1st sg

σπένδω, Il.11.775, etc.; [dialect] Ep. subj. [ per.] 2sg.

A

σπένδῃσθα Od.4.591

: [dialect] Ion. [tense] impf.

σπένδεσκον Il.16.227

, Od.7.138: [tense] fut.

σπείσω LXX Nu.28.7

, ([etym.] κατα-) Hdt.2.151, E.Or. 1187: [tense] aor.

ἔσπεισα Od.13.55

, S.Fr.42, etc.; [dialect] Ep.

σπεῖσα Il.9.177

,

σπείσασκε Od.8.89

; [dialect] Ep. subj. σπείσομεν, for - ωμεν, 7.165, 181: [tense] pf. ἔσπεικα ([etym.] κατ-) Plu.Sert.14:—[voice] Med., [tense] aor.

ἐσπεισάμην Hdt.3.144

, etc.:—[voice] Pass., [tense] aor.

ἐσπείσθην Plu.Rom.19

: [tense] pf. ἔσπεισμαι, v. infr. 11 fin.:— make a drink-offering (because before drinking wine a portion was poured on the table, hearth, or altar),

σπεῖσάν τ' ἔπιόν θ' ὅσον ἤθελε θυμός Il.9.177

;

ἐπὴν σπείσῃς τε καὶ εὔξεαι Od.3.45

, cf. Xenoph.1.15, S.Ph. 1033, E.Ba. 313, etc.: c. dat. of the god to whom the libation was made,

σέπας ἑλὼν σπείσασκε θεοῖσιν Od.8.89

;

ὡς σπείσῃς Διὶ πατρὶ καὶ ἄλλοις ἀθανάτοισι Il.6.259

, cf. 16.227, Od.3.334, etc.; τὴν (sc. κύλικα)

δὲ θεοῖς σπένδεις Thgn.490

; κρητῆρας σπενδέτω prob. let him dedicate them by pouring an offering from them, SIG 57.13 (Milet., v B.C.):—the liquid poured is mostly in acc., σ. οἶνον pour wine, Il.11.775, Od. 18.151;

λοιβάς S.El. 270

; σπονδάς, χοάς, E.El. 512, Or. 1322; ellipt., σ. ἀγαθοῦ δαίμονος (sc. σπονδήν) Ar.Eq. 106; σ. οἴνου (partit. gen.) Hdn.5.5.7: rarely c. dat. rei, ὕδατι ς. make a drink-offering with water, Od.12.363; Ὀλυμπίῳ σ. ἀοιδαῖς make libations with songs to Zeus, Pi.I.6(5).9: also c. dat. instrumenti, σ. δέπαϊ, δεπάεσσι, Il.23.196, Od.7.137;

χρυσίδι Cratin.124

;

χαλκέῃ φιάλῃ Hdt.2.147

;

ἐκ χρυσέης φιάλης Id.7.54

: c. gen.,

σ. βαιᾶς κύλικος S.Fr.42

:—[voice] Pass.,

οὗτος θεοῖσι σπένδεται θεὸς γεγώς E.Ba. 284

: so metaph. of a person, σπένδομαι ἐπὶ τῇ θυσίᾳ I am offered ( as a drink-offering) upon it, Ep.Phil.2.17, cf. 2 Ep.Ti.4.6.

2 rarely without the religious sense, simply pour, τράγου οὖρον, as remedy for convulsions, Hdt.4.187: metaph.,

σ. δάκρυα AP7.555b

(Joann.), IG14.1957, al.; ξίφος αἷμα τυράννων ἔσπ. AP9.184.

II [voice] Med., pour libations one with another, and, as this was the custom in making treaties or agreements, make a treaty, make peace, Hdt.3.144, Ar.Ach. 199, Av. 1534, Th.4.99, 119, X.An.1.9.7, etc.;

τὰ μὲν σπενδόμενοι τὰ δὲ πολεμοῦντες Th.1.18

:— Constr., σπένδεσθαί τινι make peace with one, Ar.Ach. 225, Th.5.5, etc.; in full, σπένδεσθαί τινι σπονδάς ib.14 (but σ. τῇ πρεσβείᾳ give it pledges of safe conduct, Aeschin.3.63, cf. 2.109; so σ. τινί obtain a truce for one, X.An.2.3.7); σ. πρός τινας, for τισι, Th.5.17, 30, X.An.3.5.16; of a person, σπείσασθαι cum Bruto et Cassio, Cic.Att. 15.29.2: metaph.,

σ. συμφοραῖς καὶ θεσπίσμασιν E.Or. 1680

sq.; σ. ἐπὶ τοῖσδε on these terms, Id.Ph. 1240;

ἐφ' ᾧ.. X.An.4.4.6

; also

σ. ὥστε μὴ ἀδικεῖν Th.6.7

;

σ. ἦ μὴν ἐμμενεῖν ἐν ταῖς σπονδαῖς Id.4.118

: c. inf. alone, Id.7.83: less freq. c. acc., εἰρήνην σπεισάμενοι Λακεδαιμονίοισι having concluded a peace with them, Hdt.7.148; νεῖκος ἐσπεῖσθαι make up a quarrel, E.Med. 1140;

πόλεμον D.H.9.36

; σ. ἀναίρεσιν τοῖς νεκροῖς obtain a truce for taking up the dead, Th.3.24;

σ. σφίσιν ἡμέραν τοὺς νεκροὺς ἀνελέσθαι Id.4.114

;

σ. ἀναχώρησίν τινι Id.3.109

;

σ. περὶ τῶν τέκνων Plu.2.494d

:—[tense] pf. ἔσπεισμαι is used in med. sense in E.Med. l.c.;

τοῖς ἐχθροῖς ἐσπείσμην Luc.Phal.1.3

; but in pass. sense,

ἐσπεῖσθαι τὰς σπονδάς Th.4.16

;

οἷς ἔσπειστο Id.3.111

: [tense] aor.,

ἐσπείσθησαν ἀνοχαί Plu.Rom.19

. (In Th.4.98, τοὺς νεκροὺς σπένδουσιν ἀναιρεῖσθαι, emphasis is laid on the act of one of the parties, and in AP9.422 (Apollonid.), σπεῖσαι δεύτερα φίλτρα γάμου, Reiske cj. σπεύσῃς.) (Cf. Hittite š (i) pand- 'pour a libation', Lat. spondeo.)

Grammatical information: v.

Meaning: `to offer a libation, to pour, to bestow'; `to make a ceasefire agreement (whilst performing a libation)'; the last also in the sense of `to reassure, to promise' resp. `to secure smth.' (Gortyn; on this Willetts Glotta 43, 251 ff.).

Other forms: Aor. σπεῖσαι (Il.), fut. σπείσω (Hdt. etc.), perf. ἔσπεικα (Plu.) midd. σπένδομαι, σπείσασθαι, σπείσομαι, ἔσπεισμαι (IA.)

Compounds: Also w. prefix, e.g. κατα-, ἐπι-.

Derivatives: σπονδή f. `libation, offering of wine' (Β 341 = Δ 159), pl. usu. `ceasefire agreement (sanctified with a libation), truce, peace treaty, pax dei' (IA. etc.). Compp., z.B. σπονδο-φόρος m. `herald of the truce, the pax dei' (Pi.); often as 2. member, e.g. ὑπό-σπονδος `under a ceasefire agreement, under safe-conduct' (IA). From this σπονδ-εῖος `belonging to the offering', also metr. `spondeus' (D.H. a. o.), - εῖον n. `libation vessel' (hell.); also - ειακός, - ειάζω, - ειασμός (late); - ικός `belonging to the offering' (pap.); - ήσιμα n. pl. `id.' (Philem.; after ὀνή-σιμος a. o.; cf. also παρασπόνδησις [Plb.] from παρασπονδ-έω [: παρά-σπονδος] and Arbenz 83); - ῖτις ( σταγών) `id.' (AP; Redard 114); σπόνδικες οἱ τὰς σπονδὰς χέοντες H. (Schwyzer 497). -- Extensive treatment in A. Citron Semantische Untersuchung zu σπένδεσθαι - σπένδειν - εὔχεσθαι (Winterthur 1965).

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [989] * spend- `bring a drink-offering'

Etymology: Old expression of cult- and juridical language, also retained in Hitt. and Latin: Hitt. šipant- (e.g. 3. sg. šipant-i [= σπένδει], 3. pl. - anzi) `bring a fluid sacrifice, libate, consecrate (by sprinkling?), execute a ritual' (Kronasser Etymologie 1, 522 ff. with some doubt about the etym.); Lat. spondeō (iterative) `promise ceremonially, assure, guarantee'. Details in Ernout-Meillet a. W.-Hofmann s. v. (w. lit.).

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θυσία, ας, ἡ (s. θύω and next entry; Pind., Hdt.+).

① act of offering, offering fig. ἐπὶ τῇ θυσίᾳ τ. πίστεως ὑμῶν as you offer your faith Phil 2:17 (though mng. 2b is not impossible for the complex set of imagery in this pass.; s. below).

② that which is offered as a sacrifice, sacrifice, offering

ⓐ lit.

α. (stated gener. Dg 3:5; Just., D. 43, 1 al.; Ath. 26, 3) Mt 9:13; 12:7 (both Hos 6:6); Mk 9:49 v.l., s. ἁλίζω; Hb 10:5 (Ps 39:7), 26. Pl. Mk 12:33; Lk 13:1 (cp. Jos., Bell. 2, 30 παρὰ ταῖς ἰδίαις θυσίαις ἀπεσφάχθαι); Hb 10:1, 8; 1 Cl 4:2 (Gen 4:5; cp. Diod S 12, 20, 2 τῶν θεῶν οὐ χαιρόντων ταῖς τῶν πονηρῶν θυσίαις); B 2:4, 5 (Is 1:11), 7 (Jer 7:22). The various kinds are specified 1 Cl 41:2. ἀνάγειν θυσίαν bring an offering Ac 7:41 (ἀνάγω 3). Also ἀναφέρειν θ. Hb 7:27 (ἀναφέρω 3); δοῦναι θ. Lk 2:24. προσφέρειν (Ex 32:6; Lev 2:1, 8 and oft.; Just., D. 41, 3 al.) Ac 7:42 (Am 5:25); Hb 5:1; 8:3; 10:11; 11:4; 1 Cl 10:7. Pass. Hb 9:9. φέρειν θ. (2 Ch 29:31, Jer 17:26; Just. A I, 24, 2 al.) 1 Cl 4:1 (Gen 4:3). προσάγεσθαι θ. (cp. 1 Esdr 1:16) be led as a sacrifice 1 Cl 31:3.

β. of a sacrificial meal (Polycrates: 588 Fgm. 1 Jac. equated w. θοίνη [‘feast’]; Ps.-Callisth. 3, 29, 9 τὴν θυσίαν ἐποιησάμεθα τῶν Σωτηρίων=the meal to celebrate deliverance) ἐσθίειν τὰς θ. eat the sacrifices (Ps 105:28; Num 25:2) 1 Cor 10:18. The Eucharist is spoken of as a sacrifice or offering and sacrificial meal D 14:1ff (s. Knopf, Hdb. exc. on D 9 and 10, p. 24f).

γ. of the sacrificial death of Christ which, in contrast to the earthly sacrifices, is to be classed among the κρείττονες θυσίαι Hb 9:23; 10:12. διὰ τῆς θυσίας αὐτοῦ 9:26. παρέδωκεν ἑαυτὸν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν θυσίαν τ. θεῷ Eph 5:2 (Diod S 4, 82, 2 τὴν θυσίαν ὑπὲρ ἁπάντων τ. Ἑλλήνων).—B 7:3.—Of aspiration to martyrdom ἵνα διὰ τῶν ὀργάνων τούτων θεοῦ θυσία εὑρεθῶ IRo 4:2. προσδεχθείην … σήμερον ἐν θυσίᾳ πίονι καὶ προσδεκτῇ MPol 14:2.

ⓑ fig. (Sextus 47: the doing of good as the only θυσία pleasing to God; sim. Persius 2, 73–75, a pure heart is the appropriate sacrifice in temples: compositum ius fasque animo … haec cedo ut admoveam templis) a broken spirit designated as θ. 1 Cl 18:16f; 52:4; B 2:10 (all three Ps 50:19). θ. αἰνέσεως praise-offering (s. on αἴνεσις) is used fig. in our lit. of spiritual sacrifice 1 Cl 35:12 (Ps 49:23); 52:3 (Ps 49:14). It is explained Hb 13:15 as καρπὸς χειλέων ὁμολογούντων τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ (=τ. θεοῦ).—εἰ σπένδομαι ἐπὶ τῇ θυσίᾳ τῆς πίστεως ὑμῶν even if I must pour out my blood over the sacrifice of your faith (i.e., consisting in your faith) Phil 2:17 (cp. Arrian, Anab. 6, 19, 5 σπείσας ἐπὶ τῇ θυσίᾳ τὴν φιάλην; but s. 1 above). θ. δεκτή an acceptable sacr. (s. δεκτός 2) Phil 4:18; Hs 5, 3, 8; cp. Hb 13:16 and 2aγ end. πνευματικαὶ θ. spiritual sacrifices 1 Pt 2:5 (cp. Herm. Wr. 13, 18; 19; 21 λογικαὶ θυσίαι; s. on this Rtzst., Mysterienrel.³ 38; 328f.—SibOr 8, 408 ζῶσα θυσία). παρακαλῶ ὑμᾶς παραστῆσαι τὰ σώματα ὑμῶν θυσίαν ζῶσαν I appeal to you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice Ro 12:1 (παριστάναι θυσίαν is a t.t. of sacrificial procedure: OGI 332, 17 and 42; 456, 20f; 764, 23 and 33 al., SIG² 554, 6; SIG³ 694, 50.—PSeidensticker, Lebendiges Opfer Röm 12:1, diss. Münster, ’54).—OSchmitz, Die Opferanschauung d. spät. Judentums u. die Opferaussagen d. NTs 1910; HWenschkewitz, D. Spiritualisierung der Kultusbegriffe Tempel, Priester u. Opfer im NT ’32; WvLoewenich, Z. Verständnis d. Opfergedankens im Hb: ThBl 12, ’32, 167–72; JBrinktrine, D. Messopferbegr. in den ersten 2 Jahrh. 1918; RYerkes, ATR 29, ’47, 28–33; RdeVaux, Les Sacrifices de l’Ancien Testament ’64. BHHW II 1345–52; Pauly-W. XVIII 579–627; JCasabona, Recherches sur le vocabulaire des Sacrifices en Grec ’66.—B. 1467. DELG s.v. 2 θύω B6. TRE XXV esp. 253–78. M-M. Sv. S. also εὐχαριστία 3.