wife
wife
subs.
P. and V. γῠνή, ἡ, Ar. and V. ἄ̆λοχος, ἡ V. σύνευνος, ἡ, ἄ̆κοιτις, ἡ, σύλλεκτρος, ἡ, εὖνις, ἡ, δά̆μᾰρ, ἡ, σῠνευνέτις, ἡ, σῠνά̄ορος, ἡ, ὁμευνέτῐς, ἡ, συζῠγός, ἡ, εὐνά̄τειρα, ἡ, εὐνήτρια, ἡ.
Take to wife, v trans.: P. λαμβά̆νειν ; see marry.
Have to wife: P. and V. ἔχειν (Thuc. 2.29, Dem. 949; Eur. I.A. 701).
Old wives’ tales: P. γραῶν ὕθλος, ὁ (Plat. Theaet. 176b); see also nonsense.
subs.
P. and V. γῠνή, ἡ, Ar. and V. ἄ̆λοχος, ἡ V. σύνευνος, ἡ, ἄ̆κοιτις, ἡ, σύλλεκτρος, ἡ, εὖνις, ἡ, δά̆μᾰρ, ἡ, σῠνευνέτις, ἡ, σῠνά̄ορος, ἡ, ὁμευνέτῐς, ἡ, συζῠγός, ἡ, εὐνά̄τειρα, ἡ, εὐνήτρια, ἡ.
Take to wife, v trans.: P. λαμβά̆νειν ; see marry.
Have to wife: P. and V. ἔχειν (Thuc. 2.29, Dem. 949; Eur. I.A. 701).
Old wives’ tales: P. γραῶν ὕθλος, ὁ (Plat. Theaet. 176b); see also nonsense.
WIFE
conjux (as a partner in marriage): uxor (as lawfully married): marita (a married woman). To take a wife uxorem ducere: to take anybody to wife aliquam in matrimonium ducere; aliquam ducere uxorem; aliquam ducere: to have as a wife aliquam uxorem habere; aliquam in matrimonio habere: to give a woman to anybody as wife in matrimonium dare or collocare aliquam alicui; aliquam alicui in matrimonio or nuptum collocare: to become the wife of anybody nubere alicui: what sort of woman have you for a wife? quid mulieris uxorem habes?not to take a wife matrimoniis se abstinere (after Suet. Caes. 51 in.): to have two wifes at the same time duas simul uxores habere.
conjux (as a partner in marriage): uxor (as lawfully married): marita (a married woman). To take a wife uxorem ducere: to take anybody to wife aliquam in matrimonium ducere; aliquam ducere uxorem; aliquam ducere: to have as a wife aliquam uxorem habere; aliquam in matrimonio habere: to give a woman to anybody as wife in matrimonium dare or collocare aliquam alicui; aliquam alicui in matrimonio or nuptum collocare: to become the wife of anybody nubere alicui: what sort of woman have you for a wife? quid mulieris uxorem habes?not to take a wife matrimoniis se abstinere (after Suet. Caes. 51 in.): to have two wifes at the same time duas simul uxores habere.
wife:
1. uxor, ōris: to take a w., uxorem adjungere, Cic. Fin. 2, 20, 68: has then Antipho taken a w. without my consent? itane tandem uxorem duxit Antipho injussu meo? Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 1.
2. conjux, jŭgis (a partner): wives and children, conjuges ac liberi, Cic. Cat. 4, 9, 18.
3. mărīta (mostly poet.): chaste wives, castae maritae, Ov. F. 2, 139. Phr.: if you refuse to take a w., si tu negaris ducere, Ter. Andr. 2, 3, 5: the maiden became the w. of him whose w. Caecilia had been, virgo ei nupsit cui Caecilia ante nupta fuerat, Cic. Div. 1, 46, 104: to give to w., in matrimonium dare, Caes. B. G. 1, 3: for other phrases, v.TO MARRY .
1. uxor, ōris: to take a w., uxorem adjungere, Cic. Fin. 2, 20, 68: has then Antipho taken a w. without my consent? itane tandem uxorem duxit Antipho injussu meo? Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 1.
2. conjux, jŭgis (a partner): wives and children, conjuges ac liberi, Cic. Cat. 4, 9, 18.
3. mărīta (mostly poet.): chaste wives, castae maritae, Ov. F. 2, 139. Phr.: if you refuse to take a w., si tu negaris ducere, Ter. Andr. 2, 3, 5: the maiden became the w. of him whose w. Caecilia had been, virgo ei nupsit cui Caecilia ante nupta fuerat, Cic. Div. 1, 46, 104: to give to w., in matrimonium dare, Caes. B. G. 1, 3: for other phrases, v.
γυνή
γυνή, γυναικός, ἡ (voc. γύναι), woman; wife
νύμφη
a young wife, bride; a Nymph
ἄλοχος
a bedfellow, spouse, wife
δάμαρ
a wife, spouse
γαμετή
a married woman, wife
ἄκοιτις
a spouse, wife (LSJ sv ἀκοίτης)
Aegialea, daughter of Adrastus, wife of Diomed; older name for Achaia and for Sicyon
Μεγάρη
Megara, daughter of Creon in Thebes, wife of Heracles
Πέρση
Perse, daughter of Oceanus, wife of Helius
Φρόντις
wife of Panthoüs, mother of Euphorbus and Polydamas
γαμέτις
a wife
εὐνέτις
wife, bedmate (LSJ εὐνέτης)
εὖνις2
a bedfellow, wife
οἰκονόμισσα
wife of οἰκονόμος, or female official in the church
παράκοιτις
a wife, spouse
πλᾶτις
a wife
συμβία
wife
συμβιότη
wife
συνευνέτις
a wife
συνευνίς
wife
Ἀγλαΐα
Aglaea, wife of Charops, mother of Nireus
Ἀρήτη
wife of Alcinous, king of the Phaeacians
Ἄντεια
wife of Proetus
ὄαρ
a wife
ᾠόπωλις
egg-dealer, egg-wife
γυνή, γυναικός, ἡ (voc. γύναι), woman; wife
νύμφη
a young wife, bride; a Nymph
ἄλοχος
a bedfellow, spouse, wife
δάμαρ
a wife, spouse
γαμετή
a married woman, wife
ἄκοιτις
a spouse, wife (LSJ sv ἀκοίτης)
appearing fewer than 50 times
ΑἰγιάλειαAegialea, daughter of Adrastus, wife of Diomed; older name for Achaia and for Sicyon
Μεγάρη
Megara, daughter of Creon in Thebes, wife of Heracles
Πέρση
Perse, daughter of Oceanus, wife of Helius
Φρόντις
wife of Panthoüs, mother of Euphorbus and Polydamas
γαμέτις
a wife
εὐνέτις
wife, bedmate (LSJ εὐνέτης)
εὖνις2
a bedfellow, wife
οἰκονόμισσα
wife of οἰκονόμος, or female official in the church
παράκοιτις
a wife, spouse
πλᾶτις
a wife
συμβία
wife
συμβιότη
wife
συνευνέτις
a wife
συνευνίς
wife
Ἀγλαΐα
Aglaea, wife of Charops, mother of Nireus
Ἀρήτη
wife of Alcinous, king of the Phaeacians
Ἄντεια
wife of Proetus
ὄαρ
a wife
ᾠόπωλις
egg-dealer, egg-wife
uxor
a wife, spouse, consort
coniunx
a married person, consort, spouse, husband, wife
anus2
an old woman, matron, old wife, old maid
matrona
a married woman, wife, matron
nupta
a bride, wife
Proserpina
Proserpine, wife of Pluto, and queen of the Lower World
a monster with a bull’s head, born of Pasiphaë, wife of Minos
Tanaquil
the wife of Tarquinius Priscus
flaminica
the wife of a flamen
marita
a married woman, wife
a wife, spouse, consort
coniunx
a married person, consort, spouse, husband, wife
anus2
an old woman, matron, old wife, old maid
matrona
a married woman, wife, matron
nupta
a bride, wife
Proserpina
Proserpine, wife of Pluto, and queen of the Lower World
appearing fewer than 50 times
Minotaurusa monster with a bull’s head, born of Pasiphaë, wife of Minos
Tanaquil
the wife of Tarquinius Priscus
flaminica
the wife of a flamen
marita
a married woman, wife
wife
Wife
- buried with her husband: Paus. 7.22.7
- wife of Aristo, king of Sparta, made beautiful by Helen: Paus. 3.7.7
- two wives of Anaxandrides, king of Sparta: Paus. 3.3.9
- libations offered to wives of heroes: Paus. 5.15.12
Wives
See matrimonium.