ὅρκιον

ὅρκ-ιον, τό,

A = ὅρκος, oath, Il.4.158, Hdt.1.29, etc.; ὅρκια δοῦναι take oaths, Od.19.302, E.Supp.1232 (anap.);

ὅ. πορεῖν A.R.2.433

; ὅρκια δὲ Ζεὺς ἴστω let Zeus witness our oath, Il.7.411.

II mostly in pl., ὅρκια, τά, the offerings and other things used at a solemn oath or treaty,

κήρυκες . . ὅ. πιστὰ θεῶν σύναγον Il.3.269

, cf. 245 ;

οἱ ἐννέα ἄρχοντες ὀμνύουσιν ὥσπερ ἐπὶ Ἀκάστου τὰ ὅ. ποιήσειν Arist. Ath.3.3

;

ὅ. παρεχέτω ὁ ἱερωργός SIG581.91

(Crete, iii/ii B. C.); then, that which is sworn to, treaty, solemn agreement, freq. in Hom. (esp. Il.),

οὐκ ἔστι λέουσι καὶ ἀνδράσιν ὅ. πιστά 22.262

: freq. in phrase,

ὅρκια πιστὰ ταμεῖν 2.124

, cf. 3.105, al. ;

κατόπερ τὰ ὅ. ἔταμον SIG45.44

(Halic., v B.C.);

ὅ. ἐπιταμνέτω Schwyzer687

D2 (Chios, vii/vi B.C.);

ὅ. ποιεῖσθαι SIG591.32

(Lampsacus, ii B. C.) ;

ὅ. τελεῖν Il.7.69

;

φυλάσσειν 3.280

; ὅ. δηλήσασθαι or ὑπὲρ ὅ. δηλ. violate a solemn treaty, ib. 107,4.67 ;

ὑπὲρ ὅ. πημῆναι 3.299

; κατὰ δ' ὅ. πιστὰ πάτησαν they trampled on the treaty, 4.157 ; σύν γ' ὅρκι' ἔχευαν ib.269 ;

ψεύσασθαι 7.351

;

ἀκούεις ὁρκίων ἐμῶν θέμιν A.Ag.1431

; τὰ ὅ. ἐστί τινι, c. inf., one is bound by treaty to do, Th.6.52 : Hdt. has sg. also in this sense,

κατὰ τὸ ὅ. 1.77

; ὅ. ποιέεσθαι πρός τινας ib.141 : abs., ib.143, etc. ; ὅ. μένει κατὰ χώρην remains as it was, 4.201 ;

ὀμόσαι τὸ ὅ. ἦ μὴν ἐάσειν . . Th.6.72

;

ὅρκιον ἔταμον SIG4.10

(Cyzicus, vi B. C.).

2 pledge or surety resting on oath, in sg., Pi.O.11(10).6, N.9.16 ;

ὅ. ἔχειν Lys.20.26

: generally, pledge, Ar.Nu.533 (pl.). (ὅρκιον is neut. of ὅρκιος, with which ἱερόν or ἱερά may be supplied.)