prisoner
From LSJ
ἐν δὲ μηνὸς πρῶτον τύχεν ἆμαρ → it chanced to be on the first of the month, that day fell on the first of the month
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. and V. δεσμώτης, ὁ, or use adj., Ar. and V. δέσμιος.
prisoner of war: use adj., P. and V. αἰχμάλωτος, V. δουρίληπτος, δορίκτητος, δῃάλωτος, P. δοριάλωτος (Isoc.).
Fem., V. αἰχμαλωτίς.
of prisoners, adj.: V. αἰχμαλωτικός.
take prisoner, v.: P. ζωγρεῖν (acc.).
the rest of the population was recovered by the Olynthians through an exchange of prisoners: P. τὸ ἄλλο ἐκομίσθη ὑπ' Ὀλυνθίων ἀνὴρ ἀντ' ἀνδρὸς λύθεις (Thuc. 5, 3).
