ὅμηρος, ὁ,
pledge, surety, hostage, ὁμήρους λαμβάνειν [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.99; ὁ. παῖδας λαβών [prev. author] 1.64; τὰ ἑωυτοῦ τέκνα δοὺς ὁ. [prev. author] 7.165, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.83; ἐν ὁμήρων λόγῳ ποιεύμενος 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.222 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄγεσθαι ὅμηροι to be carried off as hostages, [[ [prev. author] 8.94, 9.90 ] Refs]; τοῖον ὅμηρόν μ᾽ ἀποσυλήσας having robbed me of such a hostage, [[ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Alcestis” 870 (_anapaest meter_) ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔχω γ᾽ ὑμῶν ὁμήρους have hostages for you, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 327, compare “Lys.” 244 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of things, τὴν γῆν ὅμηρον ἔχειν [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.82: _neuter_ _plural_, ὅμηρα δούς 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 12.68, compare 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 3.52.5, “OGI” 751.5 (2nd c.BC) ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὥσπερ.. ὁμήρους ἔχομεν τοῦ λόγου τὰ παραδείγματα [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 202e ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: neuter plural even of one person, μὴ πεμψάτω ὅμηρα τῶν Αἰαντείων μηθένα [[ “Schwyzer” 366.17 (from Tolophon) ] Refs]; ὃς ἦν ὅμηρα [[ LXX.1Mac.1.10. ] LXX]