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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]

*(/omhron: para\ *qoukudi/dh| e)ne/xuron, to\ ei)s ei)rh/nhn dido/menon. e)pi\ sunqh/kais. *ai)liano/s: o( de\ u(fairei=tai to\n kw/dwna kai\ fili/as su/mbolon kai\ o(/mhron prw=ton komi/zei tw=| e(tai/rw| au)tou=. *(/omhroi de/ ei)sin oi( e)pi\ sumba/sei dido/menoi: o(mhrw=sai ga\r to\ sumbalei=n. *qeo/pompos de\ o(mhrei=n fhsi para\ toi=s *)axaioi=s le/gesqai to\ a)kolouqei=n. tou\s ou)=n e)p' a)kolouqi/a| tw=n w(mologhme/nwn didome/nous e)nteu=qen o(mh/rous fasi\ le/gesqai.

[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.

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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