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ἀνδροφόνος

ἀνδροφόνος, man-slaying

ἀνδρο-φόνος, ον,
  • man-slaying, Homeric epith. of Hector, Il. 24.724, etc.; of Achilles, χεῖρες ἀ. 18.317; homicide, Pl. Phd. 114a; generally, murderous, ἀ. τὴν φύσιν Theopomp.Hist. 217:—rarely exc. of slaughter in battle, but in Od. 1.261 φάρμακον ἀ. a murderous drug:—epith. of αῖμα, Orph. H. 65.4.
      • 2 of women, murdering their husbands, Pi. P. 4.252.
    • II as law-term, one convicted of manslaughter, homicide, Lys. 10.7, D. 23.29, cf. ib. 216:—hence as a term of abuse, τοὺς ἀ. ἰχθυοπώλας Ath. 6.228c, cf. Amphis 30.
    • III ἀ. Κῶνος, a landmark at Athens, IG 3.61 A ii 15.

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