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γαμβρός

γαμβρός, any one connected by marriage

γαμβρός, ὁ,
  • connexion by marriage, Pi. N. 5.37, A. Ag. 708 (pl.): hence,
    • I son-in-law, Il. 6.249, Hdt. 5.30, 67, Democr. 272, E. Ph. 427, etc.
    • II brother-in-law, i.e. sisterʼs husband, Il. 5.474, 13.464, Hdt. 1.73, etc.; or, wifeʼs brother, S. OT 70.
    • III = πενθερός, father-in-law, E. Hipp. 635, Andr. 641, LXX Ex. 3.1.
    • IV Dor. and Aeol., bridegroom, wooer, Sapph. 103, Pi. P. 9.116, Theoc. 18.49, 15.129, Arat. 248. (Cf. Skt. jārá- (from ĝṃró- ‘lover’.)

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