hostage
From LSJ
Δρυὸς πεσούσης πᾶς ἀνὴρ ξυλεύεται → Quercu cadente, nemo ignatu abstinet → Fiel erst die Eiche, holt ein jeder Mann sich Holz
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
P. and V. ὅμηρος, ὁ or ἡ (Eur., Or. 1189), V. ῥύσιον, τό. Be a hostage, v.: P. ὁμηρεύειν. Take as a hostage, v.: V. ὁμηρεύειν (acc.) (Eur., Rhes. 434), ῥυσιάζειν (acc.). Not to be seized as hostage, adj.: V. ἀρρυσίαστος. They wished any prisoner they took to serve as a hostage for their friends within: P. ἐβούλοντο σφίσιν εἴ τινα λάβοιεν ὑπάρχειν ἀντὶ τῶν ἔνδον (Thuc., 11, 5).
