θεράπων
therapon
henchman, attendant
Appears 43 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
θεράπων, οντος, ὁ, dat. pl. θεραπόντεσσι P. 4.41; Aeol. θεράπων 74, gen. θερράπονος Choerob. in An. Ox. 2.242 (θεράπονος cod., cf. 2.302):—
‹ All lexicon entries henchman, attendant, Od. 16.253, etc.; companion in arms, squire, 4.23, etc.; ἡνίοχος θ. Il. 5.580, 8.119; τώ οἱ ἔσαν κήρυκε . . καὶ θεράποντε 1.321; θεράποντε Διός Od. 11.255; θεράποντες Ἄρηος Il. 2.110, etc.; Μουσάων θεράποντες h.Hom. 32.20, cf. Th. 100, 769, Av. 909 (lyr.); Ἔρως Ἀφροδίτης θ. Smp. 203c, cf. l.c.; worshipper, Ἀπόλλωνος O. 3.16, cf. Phd. 85a; Ἄρεος BMus.Inscr. 971 (Cypr., v B.C.): c. dat., οἶκος ξένοισι θεράπων devoted to the service of its guests, O. 13.3; λωτὸς . . Μουσᾶν θ. El. 717 (lyr.): c. gen., attending upon, τῶν ἀδίκως δυστυχούντων Fr. 6
II. servant, 1.30, 5.105, Pl. 3, 5, 1.12, 7.34, etc.; at Chios, slave, ad 533.