ἔμμηρος
From LSJ
ζηλοῦτε δὲ τὰ χαρίσματα τὰ μείζονα. Καὶ ἔτι καθ᾽ ὑπερβολὴν ὁδὸν ὑμῖν δείκνυμι (1 Corinthians 12:31) → But go ahead and strive for the greater gifts. And I'm about to show you a still more excellent way.
English (LSJ)
ὁ, poet. for ἐνόμηρος, as a hostage, Demetr.Com.Vet.2.
German (Pape)
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἔμμηρος: ὁ, ποιητ. ἀντὶ ἐνομήρης, Δημήτρ. ἐν «Σικελίᾳ» 2, ἔνθα ἴδε Meineke.
Spanish (DGE)
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que sirve como prenda, como garantía τὰς τριήρεις ἔλαβον ἐμμήρους Demetr.Com.Vet.2.2, cf. Hsch.ε 2453; cf. ἐνομήρης.