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ὅμηρος

homeros

pledge, surety, hostage

Appears 180 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

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 μʼ ἀποσυλήσας having robbed me of such a hostage, E. Alc. 870(anap.) ; ἔχω γʼ 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.
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