πενέστης
πενέστης
πενέστης, ου, ὁ,
πένομαι
a labourer, workman:—the πενέσται were the Thessalian serfs, ascripti glebae, Ar., Xen., etc. Like the Εἵλωτες in Laconia, they were orig. a conquered tribe, afterwards increased by prisoners of war, and formed a link between the freemen and the born slaves.
generally, any slave or bondsman, Eur.:— a poor man, Ar.
Headword (normalized):
πενέστης
Headword (normalized/stripped):
πενεστης
Intro Text:
πενέστης
πενέστης, ου, ὁ,
πένομαι
a labourer, workman:—the πενέσται were the Thessalian serfs, ascripti glebae, Ar., Xen., etc. Like the Εἵλωτες in Laconia, they were orig. a conquered tribe, afterwards increased by prisoners of war, and formed a link between the freemen and the born slaves.
generally, any slave or bondsman, Eur.:— a poor man, Ar.
URN:
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