ἐπεύνακτοι,ων,οἱ, (εὐνάζω) name for the Helots who were adopted into their lords' places during the Messenian wars, Theopomp.Hist. 166 :— D.S. 8
Fr. 21 writesἐπευνακταί, and seems to identify them with theπαρθενίαι(q. v.): Hsch. hasἐνεύνακτοι: οἱ παρθενίαι,andἐπευνακταί: οἱ συγκοιμηταί.