θυσία
Alt. θυ^σία, ἡ,
Etym. θύω1
I. "an offering or mode of offering", Hdt.
2. in pl. "offerings, sacrifices, sacred rites", Batr., Hdt., attic; θυσίῃσι (ionic dat. pl.) ἱλάσκεσθαι τὸν θεόν Hdt.; θυσίας ἕρδειν, ἐπιτελέειν, ἀνάγειν id=Hdt.; of the gods, θυσίαν δέχεσθαι Aesch.
3. "a festival", at which "sacrifices" were offered, Plat.
II. "the victim or offering" itself, Luc.