εἱρκτή

English (LSJ)

or εἰρκ-, Ion. ἐρκτή, ἡ, (εἵργω)

   A an inclosure, prison, Hdt.4.146,148, Th.1.131, PTeb.5.260 (ii B. C.), etc.; of the body as prison of the soul, J.BJ2.8.11 (pl.): pl., E.Ba.497, X.Cyr.3.1.19.    II inner part of the house, women's apartments, Id.Mem.2.1.5.