σφάζω , aor. ἔσφαξα, σφάξε, pass. pres. part. σφαζόμενοι, perf. part. ἐσφαγμένα: cut the throat, slaughter,
always of animals, esp. victims for sacrifice, Il. 1.459, Od.
3.449, 454, Od. 1.92. The blood was caught in a vessel
made for the purpose. (See cut under ἀμνίον.)