δήμιος

A. belonging to the people, οἶκος Od. 20.264; αἰσυμνῆται δ. judges elected by the people, 8.259; πρῆξις δ’ ἥδ’ ἰδίη, οὐ δήμιος not public, 3.82; δήμιον ἦ ἴδιον; 4.314, cf. 2.32: epith. of Hestia at Paros, IG 12(5).238 (v B. C.): neut. pl. as Adv., δήμια πίνειv at the public cost, 11.17.250; τὸ δ. the sovereign people, A. Supp. 370, 699 (lyr.).

II. ὁ δ. (sc. δοῦλος) public executioner, Ar. Ec. 81, Pl. R. 439e, Lys. 13.56, Aeschin. 2.126, etc. (δάμιος μαστίκτωρ in A. Eu. 160 (lyr.)); ὁ κοινὸς δ. Pl. Lg. 872b.

2. public physician, πτωχὸς ἦν καζ δ. Phoenicid. 4.13.

III. δημίαι πύλαι, perh. a mistake for Διομῇσι, Hsch.