φερν-ή,ἡ, (φέρω):—
A. that which is brought by the wife, dowry,
Hdt. 1.93 , E. IA 47 (anap.), Hipp. 629 , X. Cyr. 8.5.19 , Aeschin. 2.31 , OGI 218.65 (Ilium,iii B. C.), etc.;θεραποντὶς φ. a dowryof handmaids, i.e.given as a dowry,
A. Supp. 979 (anap.); pl., ofa dower,as consisting of divers presents, E. Or. 1662 , Anaxandr. 41.23 (anap.);φερναὶ πολέμου,of a wife won in battle, E. Ion 298 ; also,bridal gifts, λάζυσθε φ. τάσδε, παῖδες,of Medea's presents to Creüsa, Id. Med. 956 .
II.
Dor.
φερνά,portionof victim reserved for the God, IG 42(1).40.6 , 41.7 (Epid.,v/iv B. C.).