Scaife ATLAS

ὅμηροςουm.fὁμόςἀραρίσκω hostageref. to a person, esp. as taken to ensure fulfilment of treaty obligations in warHdt. E. Th. Ar. hostageref. to a piece of territoryTh.fig., ref. to an example offered by a disputantPl. ὅμηραωνn.pl securitiesref. to hostagesLys. Plb. Plu.

ShortDef

a pledge for the maintenance of unity, a surety, a hostage

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Headword:

ὅμηρος

Headword (normalized):

ὅμηρος

Headword (normalized/stripped):

ομηρος

IDX:

28235

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-28236

Key:

ὅμηρος

Data

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