δμῳή
δμῳή, female slave taken in war
δμῳ-ή (Choerob. in Theod. 1.405) or δμω-ή (both spellings freq. in codd.), ἡ, (δαμάω) prop.
- female slave taken in war, δμῳαὶ δʼ ἃς Ἀχιλεὺς ληΐσσατο (cf. δμώς) Il. 18.28, cf. 9.658, 24.643: generally, female slave, serving-woman, only in pl. in Hom., mostly joined with γυναῖκες: δμῳαί A. Ag. 908, S. Ant. 1189; δ. γυναῖκες A. Ch. 84; rare in Prose, X. Cyr. 5.1.6, Philostr. VA 1.5: later in sg., Q.S. 5.561; of things, δμωὴν . . Ἄϊδος . . μάκελλαν IG 14.1389ii25.
δμῳή, ῆς (ἡ)
1 litt. captive de guerre, femme réduite en servitude par le droit de la guerre, d’ord. au plur. Il. 18, 28 (cf. Il. 9, 658 ; 24, 643) ||
2 p. ext. servante, en gén., au plur. Od. 1, 147 ; Eschl. Ag. 908 ; Soph. Aj. 1189 ; δμῳαὶ γυναῖκες, Il. 6, 323 ; 9, 477 ; Od. 16, 108 ; 22, 396, etc. ; Eschl. Ch. 84, etc. ||
➳ Au sg. Q. Sm. 5, 560 ; en prose, Xén. Cyr. 5, 1, 6.
δμῳή
-ῆς, ἡ
[δμ-, δαμάζω.]
A bondwoman, a female servant (cf. ἀμφίπολος) Il. 6.375, 376, Il. 9.658, Il. 18.28, Il. 22.449, Il. 23.550, Il. 24.582, 587, 643: Od. 1.147, Od. 2.412, Od. 4.49, Od. 6.307, Od. 15.461, Od. 17.34, etc.
Of Calypso’s servants Od. 5.199.
With γυνή. See γυνή 3.