σήμερον
From LSJ
ὥστε πλείους ἢ χιλίας ἱεροδούλους ἐκέκτητο ἑταίρας → it owned more than a thousand temple-slaves, courtesans
English (LSJ)
Adv.
A to-day, Il.7.30, Od.17.186, E.Rh.683, PHib.1.65.13 (iii B.C.), SIG1181.11 (Rhenea, ii B.C.), Ev.Matt.27.19, etc.; Dor. σάμερον [ᾱ] Pi.O.6.28, P.4.1; Att. τήμερον Cratin.123, Ar.Eq.68, etc., cf. Moer.p.364 P. (though σήμερον is sts. found in Com., Hermipp.80, Philem.121); εἰς τ. Pl.Smp.174a; τὸ τ. ib.176e; τὸ τ. εἶναι to-day, Id.Cra.396e; ἡ τ. ἡμέρα D.4.40; also in the form τήμερα Ar.Fr.401 (s.v.l.), cf. 296. (Prob. fr. κyᾱμερον, containing stem [kcirc ]yo- 'this', cf. Lith. šis 'this', Lat. ci-tra: σήμερον (τήμερον) is to ἡμέρα as σῆτες (τῆτες) to ἔτος.)
