γαμβρός
gambros
connexion by marriage
Appears 16 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
γαμβρός, ὁ, A. connexion by marriage, N. 5.37, Ag. 708 (pl.): hence, I. son-in-law, Il. 6.249, 5.30,67, 272, Ph. 427, etc. II. brother-in-law, i.e. sisterʼs husband, Il. 5.474, 13.464, 1.73, etc.; or, wifeʼs brother, OT 70. III. = πενθερός, father-in-law, Hipp. 635, Andr. 641, Ex. 3.1. IV. Dor. and Aeol., bridegroom, wooer, 103, P. 9.116, 18.49, 15.129, 248. (Cf. Skt. jārá- (from ĝṃró- ‘lover’.)
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