Lexicon / G7522
ἑταίρα
hetaira
  • a mistress

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Glosses: a mistress

1. a companion , (Iliad by Homer); φόρμιγξ, ἣν δαιτὶ θεοὶ ποίησαν ἑταίρην (Odyssey by Homer); πενία σφιν ἑταίρα (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus)

2. opposite to a lawful wife, a concubine, a courtesan , (Herdotus Historicus), attic (ML)