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Headword:
Homêron
Adler number: omicron,250
Translated headword: surety
Vetting Status: high
Translation: In
Thucydides [this means] a pledge, given to secure a peace.[1]
In reference to treaties.
Aelian [writes]: "he steals the bell and gives it first to his companion as a sign of friendship and a pledge."[2]
Hostages [
homeroi] are those given on the occasion of an agreement; for
homerosai means 'to agree'.
Theopompus says that [the verb]
homerein is used among the Achaeans in the sense 'follow'; hence they say that those given in accordance with the terms of an agreement are called
homeroi.[3]
Homêron: para Thoukudidêi enechuron, to eis eirênên didomenon. epi sunthêkais. Ailianos: ho de huphaireitai ton kôdôna kai philias sumbolon kai homêron prôton komizei tôi hetairôi autou. Homêroi de eisin hoi epi sumbasei didomenoi: homêrôsai gar to sumbalein. Theopompos de homêrein phêsi para tois Achaiois legesthai to akolouthein. tous oun ep' akolouthiai tôn hômologêmenôn didomenous enteuthen homêrous phasi legesthai.
Notes:
[1] cf. the
scholia to
Thucydides 1.82.4, where the headword occurs (accusative case, as again here).
[2]
Aelian fr. 73a Domingo-Forasté (part of 70 Hercher).
[3] FGrH 115 F300 (where the reading 'Achaeans',
*)axaioi=s, is sometimes emended to 'ancients',
a)rxai/ois). This final part of the entry abridges the final part of Harpokration s.v.
o(mhreu/ontas; see already
omicron 245.
Translated by: Malcolm Heath on 4 September 2003@14:26:25.
Vetted by:David Whitehead (modified n.1; added keywords; cosmetics) on 5 September 2003@04:44:31.
David Whitehead (expanded n.3; more keywords; cosmetics) on 11 April 2011@07:08:14.
David Whitehead (augmented and expanded notes; cosmetics; raised status) on 13 July 2011@05:23:52.
Catharine Roth (updated reference, tweaked betacode) on 3 April 2012@01:19:06.
David Whitehead on 25 June 2013@05:42:38.
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