ὅμηρος
ὅμηρος,
ὁ,
A). pledge, surety, hostage, ὁμήρους λαμβάνειν Hdt. 6.99 ;
ὁ. παῖδας λαβών Id. 1.64 ;
τὰ ἑωυτοῦ τέκνα δοὺς ὁ. Id. 7.165 , cf.
Th. 7.83 ;
ἐν ὁμήρων λόγῳ ποιεύμενος Hdt. 7.222 ;
ἄγεσθαι ὅμηροι to be carried off
as hostages, Id. 8.94 ,
9.90 ;
τοῖον ὅμηρόν μ’ ἀποσυλήσας having robbed me of such
a hostage, E. Alc. 870 (anap.);
ἔχω γ’ ὑμῶν ὁμήρους have
hostages for you,
Ar. Ach. 327 , cf.
Lys. 244 ; of things,
τὴν γῆν ὅμηρον ἔχειν Th. 1.82 : neut. pl.,
ὅμηρα δούς Lys. 12.68 , cf.
Plb. 3.52.5 ,
OGI 751.5 (ii B.C.);
ὥσπερ .. ὁμήρους ἔχομεν τοῦ λόγου τὰ παραδείγματα Pl. Tht. 202e : neut. pl. even of one person,
μὴ πεμψάτω ὅμηρα τῶν Αἰαντείων μηθένα Schwyzer 366.17 (Tolophon);
ὃς ἦν ὅμηρα LXX 1 Ma. 1.10 .
ShortDef
a pledge for the maintenance of unity, a surety, a hostage
Homer
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ὅμηρος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ομηρος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-73489
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ὅμηρος</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">pledge, surety, hostage,</span> <span class="quote greek">ὁμήρους λαμβάνειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:99" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.99/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 6.99 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὁ. παῖδας λαβών</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:64" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.64/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 1.64 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τὰ ἑωυτοῦ τέκνα δοὺς ὁ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:165" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.165/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 7.165 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:83" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.83/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 7.83 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐν ὁμήρων λόγῳ ποιεύμενος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:222" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.222/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 7.222 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἄγεσθαι ὅμηροι</span> to be carried off <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">as hostages,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:94" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8.94/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 8.94 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:90" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9.90/canonical-url/"> 9.90 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">τοῖον ὅμηρόν μ’ ἀποσυλήσας</span> having robbed me of such <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a hostage,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg002.perseus-grc1:870" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg002.perseus-grc1:870/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Alc.</span> 870 </a>(anap.); <span class="foreign greek">ἔχω γ’ ὑμῶν ὁμήρους</span> have <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hostages</span> for you, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:327" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg001.perseus-grc1:327/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ach.</span> 327 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:244" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg007.perseus-grc1:244/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lys.</span> 244 </a> ; of things, <span class="quote greek">τὴν γῆν ὅμηρον ἔχειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:82" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.82/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 1.82 </a> : neut. pl., <span class="quote greek">ὅμηρα δούς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg012.perseus-grc1:68" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg012.perseus-grc1:68/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lys.</span> 12.68 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:52:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:52:5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 3.52.5 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OGI</span> 751.5 </span> (ii B.C.); <span class="quote greek">ὥσπερ .. ὁμήρους ἔχομεν τοῦ λόγου τὰ παραδείγματα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:202e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:202e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tht.</span> 202e </a> : neut. pl. even of one person, <span class="quote greek">μὴ πεμψάτω ὅμηρα τῶν Αἰαντείων μηθένα</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Schwyzer</span> 366.17 </span> (Tolophon); <span class="quote greek">ὃς ἦν ὅμηρα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg023:1:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg023:1.10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">1 Ma.</span> 1.10 </a> .</div> </div><br><br>'}