Ὅμηρον
surety
Translated by Malcolm Heath4 Sep 2003Vetting: high5 revisions
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
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
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ὅμηρον· παρὰ Θουκυδίδῃ ἐνέχυρον, τὸ εἰς εἰρήνην διδόμενον. ἐπὶ συνθήκαις. Αἰλιανός· ὁ δὲ ὑφαιρεῖται τὸν κώδωνα καὶ φιλίας σύμβολον καὶ ὅμηρον πρῶτον κομίζει τῷ ἑταίρῳ αὐτοῦ. Ὅμηροι δέ εἰσιν οἱ ἐπὶ συμβάσει διδόμενοι· ὁμηρῶσαι γὰρ τὸ συμβαλεῖν. Θεόπομπος δὲ ὁμηρεῖν φησι παρὰ τοῖς Ἀχαιοῖς λέγεσθαι τὸ ἀκολουθεῖν. τοὺς οὖν ἐπ' ἀκολουθίᾳ τῶν ὡμολογημένων διδομένους ἐντεῦθεν ὁμήρους φασὶ λέγεσθαι.
Betacode
*(/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.
Notes (3)
- 1cf. the scholia to Thucydides 1.82.4, where the headword occurs (accusative case, as again here). ↩
- 2Aelian fr. 73a Domingo-Forasté (part of 70 Hercher). ↩
- 3FGrH 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. ↩
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Revision history5 revisions · last 25 Jun 2013
- Revised — David Whitehead
- updated reference, tweaked betacode — Catharine Roth
- augmented and expanded notes; cosmetics; raised status — David Whitehead
- expanded n.3; more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- modified n.1; added keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Malcolm Heath