ἄποινα,τά, (by haplology forἀπό-ποινα(ποινή,) cf.
A.
ἀπετίνυτο ποινήν
Il. 16.398
; τὰ χρήματα ἄποινα ὠνόμαζον οἱ παλαιοί
D. 23.33
):
I.
Hom. (only in Il. ),ransomorprice paid,whetherto recover one's freedomwhen taken prisoner, φέρων ἀπερείσι' ἄ.
Il. 1.13
;οὐκ ἀπεδέξατ' ἄ.ib. 95 ,al., cf. Hdt. 6.79 ; orto save one's life,
Il. 6.46 , 10.380 , al., Thgn. 727 ; orfor the corpse of a slain friend,
ὃς ἄ. φέροι καὶ νεκρὸν ἄγοιτο
Il. 24.139
: freq. with gen. of the person ransomed,ἄ. κούρης, υἷος, ransom forthem, 1.111 , 2.230 ; νεκροῖο δὲ δέξαι ἄ.