δμῳή
οὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις τὴν γυναῖκα τοῦ πλησίον σου → thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, you shall not covet your neighbour's wife
English (LSJ)
(Choerob. in Theod.1.405) or δμω-ή (both spellings freq. in codd.), ἡ, (δαμάω) prop.
A female slave taken in war, δμῳαὶ δ' 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.VA1.5: later in sg., Q.S.5.561; of things, δμωὴν… Ἄϊδος… μάκελλαν IG14.1389ii25.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ῆς (ἡ) :
1 captive de guerre, femme réduite en servitude par le droit de la guerre;
2 p. ext. servante.
Étymologie: cf. δμώς.
Greek Monotonic
δμῳή: ἡ (δαμάζω), δούλη πολέμου, αιχμάλωτη, σε Ομήρ. Ιλ.· έπειτα γενικά, δούλα, υπηρέτρια, Λατ. ancilla, σε Όμηρ., Τραγ.
