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σπονδή (spondē) a libation G:N-F
σπονδή-ή, ἡ,
(σπένδω) drink-offering, of wine poured out to the gods before drinking, σπονδήῇσι θύεσσί τε ἱλάσκεσθαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; οὐ σπονδήῇ χρέωνται [οἱ Πέρσαι] [σπονδήή 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 398 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; σπονδήὴ θεοῦ a drink-offering to a god, [σπονδήήν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 1102, compare 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 1.19, “Berl.Sitzb.” 1927.169 (from Cyrene); σ. ἐγκανάξαι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 106 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; σπονδήὰς θεοῖς λείβειν, σπεῖσαι, [σπονδήῶν μεθέξεις [prev. author] “Hel.” 1668, compare “Ba.” 45 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; σπονδήὰς ποιεῖσθαι, ποιεῖν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τρίτας σπονδήὰς ποιήσαντες (where plural is used of a single libation) [σπονδήο; σπονδήὴ σπονδήή· εὐφημεῖτε εὐφημεῖτε 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 433; σπονδήῶν μετεῖχε καὶ εὐχῶν 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.128 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; περὶ σπονδήὰς καὶ κύλικας εἶχον were engaged in feasting, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; of the rites of hospitality, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II plural, σπονδήαί a solemn treaty or truce (because solemn drink-offerings were made on concluding them, [σπονδήαί τ᾽ ἄκρητοι καὶ δεξιαὶ ᾗς ἐπέπιθμεν 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 2.341 ">Refs 8th c.BC+]; distinguished from εἰρήνη, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἱ Λακεδαιμονίων σ. the truce with them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σπονδήὰς φέρειν to offer a truce, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; προκαλεῖσθαι[σπονδήάς [prev. author] 6.7; σ. εἵλετο 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 3.2.1; σπονδήῶν τυχεῖν [prev. author] “An.” 3.1.28 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. ποιήσασθαί τινι make a truce with any one, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. σπένδεσθαι (see. σπένδω); ὀμνύειν[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ τούτοις on these conditions, [σπονδήέων ἐουσέων 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.149; τῶν σ. προκεχωρηκυιῶν 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.87; αἱ σ. μενόντων 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 2.3.24 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; σπονδήὰς τέμωμεν (on the false analogy of ὅρκια τ.) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; παραβῆναι [σπονδήῶν σύγχυσις 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 379e ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐμμενῶ ταῖς σπονδήαῖς Foed. cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σπονδήὰς ποιησαμένους τὰ περὶ Πύλον,= σπεισαμένους τὰ π. Π., having made a truce as regards.., [Refs]; σ. τοῖς σώμασιν, ὥστε ἀπελθεῖν a safe-conduct, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2 especially the Truce of God during the Olympic games, etc., αἱ Ὀλυμπιακαὶ σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] during the Eleusinian mysteries, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.3 document embodying a treaty, εἴρηται ἐν [ταῖς σ.] [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III money payment in addition to rent in kind, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__III.2 douceur, gratuity, σ. παιδαρίοις [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__III.3 fee paid to officials, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]