δήμιος

English (LSJ)

Dor. δάμ-, ον (α, ον A.Ch.57 (lyr.), δημίην· πόρνην (Cypr.), Hsch.): (δῆμος):—

   A belonging to the people, οἶκος Od.20.264; αἰσυμνῆται δ. judges elected by the people, 8.259; πρῆξις δ' ἥδ' ἰδίη, οὐ δήμιος not public, 3.82; δήμιον ἦ ἴδιον; 4.314, cf. 2.32: epith. of Hestia at Paros, IG12(5).238 (v B. C.): neut. pl. as Adv., δήμια πίνειν at the public cost, 11.17.250; τὸ δ. the sovereign people, A.Supp.370, 699 (lyr.).    II ὁ δ. (sc. δοῦλος) public executioner, Ar.Ec.81, Pl.R. 439e, Lys.13.56, Aeschin.2.126, etc. (δάμιος μαστίκτωρ in A.Eu. 160 (lyr.)); ὁ κοινὸς δ. Pl.Lg.872b.    2 public physician, πτωχὸς ἦν καζ δ. Phoenicid.4.13.    III δημίαι πύλαι, perh. a mistake for Διομῇσι, Hsch.