φράτηρ

A. = ἀδελφός, Hsch.:—member of a φράτρα: pl., those of the same φράτρα, clansmen, A. Eu. 656, IG 22.1237.9, al., freq. in Is. (v. infr.); σ’ ὁ πατὴρ εἰσήγαγ’ εἰς τοὺς φ. (which was done when the boy came of age), Ar. Av. 1669, cf. Lys. 30.2; εἰς τοὺς γεννήτας καὶ φ. ἐγγραφείς Is. 7.43; εἰσαγαγεῖν εἰς τοὺς φ. Id. 6.21; οὐκ ἐδέξαντο οἱ φ. ib.22; γαμηλίαν τοῖς φράτερσιν εἰσφέρειν Id. 3.79; οὐκ ἔφυσε φράτερας, with a play on φραστῆρας (v. φραστήρ), he has not cut his citizen-teeth, is no true citizen, Ar. Ra. 422, cf. Av. 765 (troch.); φράτερες τριωβόλου, of the Athenian dicasts, Id. Eq. 255 (troch.).

2. metaph., of birds, φ. καὶ συγγενής Ael. NA 8.24. (φράτωρ,ορος (q.v.) is freq. found in codd., but is a later form acc. to Hdn.Gr.1.49, Eust. 239.33; cogn. with Skt. bhrā´tar-, Lat. frater, Goth. brōpar, 'brother', etc.)