ἐξομηρεύω
διὸ δὴ πᾶς ἀνὴρ σπουδαῖος τῶν ὄντων σπουδαίων πέρι πολλοῦ δεῖ μὴ γράψας ποτὲ ἐν ἀνθρώποις εἰς φθόνον καὶ ἀπορίαν καταβαλεῖ → And this is the reason why every serious man in dealing with really serious subjects carefully avoids writing, lest thereby he may possibly cast them as a prey to the envy and stupidity of the public | Therefore every man of worth, when dealing with matters of worth, will be far from exposing them to ill feeling and misunderstanding among men by committing them to writing
English (LSJ)
A bind by taking hostages, [τοὺς δούλους] ταῖς τεκνοποΐαις ἐ. bind slaves to one's service by the pledges of wives and children, Arist. Oec.1344b17, cf. Phld.Oec.p.33J.:—Med., νήπιοι ψυχῆς φίλτρα -εύσασθαι δυνάμενα στρατηγὸν πρὸς πατρίδα Onos.1.12; also, produce by hostages, φιλίαν Str.6.4.2; bind to oneself, D.S.27.7; win over, SIG 656.21 (Abdera, ii B. C., found at Teos).
German (Pape)
[Seite 886] sich der Treue eines Andern durch Geißeln versichern, τινά; übertr., δούλους ἐξομηρεύειν ταῖς τεκνοποιΐαις Arist. Oec. 1, 5, sich der Treue der Sklaven durch Erlaubniß der Ehe u. Kindererzeugung versichern. – Med., τοὺς παῖδας, sich zu Geißeln geben lassen, Plut. Sert. 14; ἐξομηρευσάμενος τὴν φιλίαν, durch Stellen von Geißeln sich verschaffen, Strab. 6, 4, 2.
