θερᾰπ-εία,
Ionic dialect θερᾰπ-ηΐη (θερᾰπ-είη [
Refs 5th c.BC+], ἡ,
service, attendance:
I) of persons, θ. τῶν θεῶν
service paid to the gods, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀγυιάτιδες θ.
worship of Apollo Agyieus, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of parents, γονέων θεραπείας καὶ τιμάς [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of children,
nurture, care, μικροὺς παῖδας θεραπείας δεομένους [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; θ. σώματος, ψυχῆς, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
I.2)
service done to gain favour, paying court, θ. τοῦ κοινοῦ καὶ τῶν αἰεὶ προεστώτων [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II)
medical or
surgical treatment or
cure, χειρός, ποδός, Hp.[same place]; αἱ ὑπὸ τῶν ἰατρῶν θ. αἱ διὰ καύσεων γιγνόμεναι
cures by cautery, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ἐκ τῶν γραμμάτων θ.
treatment secundum artem, [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
healing, θεραπείας ἐπιτυχών [
Refs]: in
plural,
cures, ἰατρὸς ποιεῖ -είας [
Refs]
III) of animals,
care, tendance, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.2) of plants,
cultivation, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III.3)
maintenance or
repairs of temples, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
III.4)
preparation of fat for medical use, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]
IV) in collective sense,
body of attendants, retinue, [
LXX+5th c.BC+]