δμῳ-ή( Choerob. in Theod. 1.405 ) orδμω-ή(both spellings freq. in codd.),ἡ, (δαμάω) prop.
A. female slave taken in war, δμῳαὶ δ' ἃς Ἀχιλεὺς ληί̈σσατο(cf.δμώς) Il. 18.28 , cf. 9.658 , 24.643 : generally,female slave, serving-woman,only in pl. in Hom. , mostly joined withγυναῖκες: δμῳαί
A. Ag. 908
, S. Ant. 1189 ; δ. γυναῖκες
A. Ch. 84
; rare in Prose, X. Cyr. 5.1.6 , Philostr. VA 1.5 : later in sg., Q.S. 5.561 ; of things, δμωὴν . . Ἄϊδος . . μάκελλαν
IG 14.1389i
i25 .