ἔμμηρος
From LSJ
οὕτως ἐξ ἐχθρῶν αὐτοκτόνα πέμπετο δῶρα, ἐν χάριτος προφάσει μοῖραν ἔχοντα μόρου → thus mutual gifts that bring death were bestowed by enemies, gifts that brought the lot of death in the name of a favor
English (LSJ)
ὁ, poet. for ἐνόμηρος,
A 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.
