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1 Victim
subs.Sacrifice: P. and V. θῦμα, τό, σφάγιον, τό (generally pl.), Ar. and P. ἱερεῖον, τό, Ar. and V. σφαγεῖον, τό, V. θύος, τό, θυτήριον, τό, πρόσφαγμα, τό, χρηστήριον, τό.Animal for slaughter: Ar. and V. βοτόν, τό.Severed portions of victims: Ar. and P. τόμια, τά.met., the victim as opposed to the agent: P. and V. ὁ πάσχων.You will depart hence, the victim not of us, the laws, but of men: P. ἠδικημένος ἄπει... οὐχ ὑφʼ ἡμῶν τῶν νόμων ἀλλʼ ὑπʼ ἀνθρώπων (Plat., Crito, 54B).Be the victim (of misfortune, etc.), v.: P. also V. περιπίπτειν (dat.), ἐμπίπτειν (εἰς, acc.); see fall into.Be victim, as opposed to the agent: P. and V. πάσχειν.I was the victim of circumstances: P. ἡσσήθην τῇ τύχῃ.Be victim of malicious accusations: Ar. and P. συκοφαντεῖσθαι.An easy victim: V. εὐμαρὲς χείρωμα, τό (Æsch., Ag. 1326).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Victim
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