δμήτειρα
From LSJ
χρὴ τῶν ἀγαθῶν διακναιομένων πενθεῖν ὅστις χρηστὸς ἀπ' ἀρχῆς νενόμισται → when a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him | when good men are being dragged down, anyone with worthy credentials must feel their pain | when the noble are afflicted, those who all their lives have been deemed loyal must mourn
German (Pape)
[Seite 650] ἡ, Bezwingerin, entstanden aus δμητέρια, fem. von δμητήρ; Homer einmal, Iliad. 14, 259 εἰ μὴ νὺξ δμήτειρα θεῶν ἐσάωσε καὶ ἀνδρῶν, nach Scholl. Didym. Zenodot u. Aristophanes μήτειρα, Porphyrius Scholl. Iliad 8, 1 p. 216 a 45 εἰ μὴ νὺξ δὴ μήτηρ τε θεῶν ἐσάωσε καὶ ἀνδρῶν.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ας;
adj. f.
qui dompte, qui maîtrise.
Étymologie: δαμάω.
